The Least Worst Death, 1st Edition

“There is no one more qualified to serve as a guide to the assessment of the moral issues raised by this turn in the debate than Margaret Pabst Battin. She is surely one of the most erudite and articulate scholars pondering questions of euthanasia, suicide, and the withdrawal of medical treatment in the Western world. Battin’s extremely useful and impressive book ought to remain the subject of the classroom and not the legislative hearing room.”–Ethics”Battin’s essays are thoughtful, pertinent, detailed, and well-written. She has made a solid contribution to the growing field of bioethics. I recommend her book to anyone who is a serious student of right-to-die questions in their various forms.“–Disability Studies Quarterly”…a great deal of useful information and analysis…Margaret Pabst Battin has been an important contributor to the academic and professional debate about bioethical issues in death and dying.“–Death Studies”Margaret Battin shows a tremendous grasp of the issues at stake…The Least Worst Death is written clearly and concisely….Many could stand to benefit from the thorough consideration Battin gives to so many aspects of how we die today.“–Last Rights”Battin does an exemplary job… The combination of command of the facts, philosophical reasoning, and outspoken advocacy makes for lively and engaging writing from which the reader emerges always better informed, intellectually challenged, and not infrequently perturbed.“–Medical Humanities Review”A very useful book for an elective course on options at the end of life. Chapters on suicide are particularly useful.“–Joy Skeel, Medical College of Ohio”A very interesting volume.“–Robert P. Tucker, Florida Southern College”An important collection of essays.“–Michael A. Grodin, Boston University”Exploring the dilemmas raised by contemporary medicine concerning the way we die, it presents a philosophical analysis for anyone interested in bioethics or medical and applied ethics.“–Issues in Law & Medicine”Margaret Pabst Battin is one of the most intelligent of writers on medical ethics, and this collection of her essays proves a provocative pleasure to read.“–Studies in Christian Ethics

Margaret Pabst Battin is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Ethics, at the University of Utah. She has authored, edited, or co-edited fourteen books.