Seduced by Death
doctors, patients, and assisted suicide
$35.19
- Paperback
306 pages
- Release Date
21 October 1998
Summary
Few issues set off such impassioned debate as euthanasia and assisted suicide, but until now, no one has shown what their practice means in the actual experience of patients, doctors, and families.Herbert Hendin has studied such experience in the United States and also in the Netherlands, where assisted suicide and euthanasia are accepted. Using interviews with leading medical and legal architects of Dutch practices, and evaluating actual cases, Dr. Hendin addresses the difficult questions: W…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393317916 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393317919 |
| Author: | Herbert Hendin |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 306 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 21 October 1998 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Starred Review. [An] important and alarming report.”
“A powerful contribution to this debate.” – Charles E. Rosenberg - New York Times Book Review “Closely reasoned and exhaustively researched… Hendin’s objections … carry a bone-chilling conviction.” – Washington Post Book World “Starred Review. [An] important and alarming report.” – Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Herbert Hendin
Herbert Hendin, M.D., is executive director of the American Suicide Foundation and professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College. He lives in New York.
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