Dying with Dignity: A Legal Approach to Assisted Death

A Legal Approach to Assisted Death

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Death & Dying

• Author: Giza Lopes
• ISBN: 9781440830983
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: April 28, 2015
• Imprint: Praeger
• Language: English

Providing a thorough, well-researched investigation of the socio-legal issues surrounding medically assisted death for the past century, this book traces the origins of the controversy and discusses the future of policymaking in this arena domestically and abroad.

• Provides comprehensive, well-researched, and accessible information on a timely and controversial topic

• Presents a socio-legal explanation rather than a simple description of the emergence and evolution of the legal concepts involved with medically assisted death

• Offers invaluable historical perspective for academics in the fields of sociology, criminal justice, law, and related disciplines as well as practitioners who deal with end-of-life decision-making and lay readers