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Euthanasia is Not the Answer - A Hospice Physician's View (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992)
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Euthanasia is Not the Answer - A Hospice Physician's View (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992)
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Today's news is full of stories about suicide machines, critical
life-and-death decisions, who owns a person's life, death with
dignity, prolonging painful life, and euthanasia as a justifiable
release for terminally ill patients. And this year, California
voters will be faced with a real life-and-death decision: the
Euthanasia Initiative. Other states are expected to follow suit
soon.
Can euthanasia be accepted as a reasonable choice? Or must a
patient's pain and suffering be prolonged in order to preserve
life, without regard to the quality of that life? Are there viable
alternatives? Can a patient in fact live out his or her days in
relative comfort, with love and support from family, friends, and
health care workers?
A mind-opening new book from Humana Press, Euthanasia Is Not the
Answer shows how terminally ill patients, especially those with
cancer or AIDS, can live in comfort and dignity until death. The
proper use of modern pain medications can ease the pain that drives
them to despair and the request for euthanasia. And dedicated
hospice care can allow them a meaningful life to the end.
Written with intelligence, deep understanding based on the
author's pioneering experience in hospice care--and, above all,
sensitivity and respect--Euthanasia Is Not the Answer explores
these alternatives, using case reports and powerful medical and
socioeconomic analysis that soundly argue Dr. Cundiff's case.
This important book adds new dimensions to our society's concern
for the pain and suffering of the dying, clarifying the key issues
associated with euthanasia and hospice, putting them into a new
perspective, and showing that an approach based on easing pain and
providing kind, caring support--rather than heroic high-tech
medicine--is what is really needed for the terminally ill.
Death with dignity can be a reality...without drastic measures
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