Drug Use in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

Drug Use in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

Battin MP, Lipman AG, eds. 360 pages. New York: Haworth Pr; 1996. $49.95. ISBN 1560248149. Order phone 800-342-9678.

Field of medicine: Medical ethics.

Format: Hardcover book.

Audience: Practitioners, end-of-life specialists, ethicists, public policy specialists, and health lawyers.

Purpose: To provide a rational approach to an emotional issue and to truly consider the strengths and weaknesses of arguments about assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Content: The first of four sections examines ethical and institutional policy issues and is composed of chapters by a physician-ethicist, a pharmacist, and nurses. The second section focuses on the dying patient, with particular attention to AIDS. The third section examines legal and regulatory issues in euthanasia and assisted suicide, and …