Angels of Death : Exploring the Euthanasia Underground
by Roger S. Magnusson; With contributions from Peter H. BallisFormat: Trade Book
Pub. Date: 2002-05-11
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary
This book uncovers the hidden world of illicit physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. Through the frank and often troubling first-hand accounts of health professionals who have been involved in assisted death, the book records for the first time this secret but real area of medical and nursing practice. Through face-to-face interviews with these "angels of death," Roger S. Magnusson explores the social practices, relationships, and networks that constitute "underground" euthanasia.
Author Biography
Roger S. Magnusson is senior lecturer and coordinator, Health Law Program, Faculty of Law, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Who would do such a thing? | p. 7 |
| Doctors who kill | p. 23 |
| Voices in the euthanasia debate | p. 35 |
| Sanctity of life: the slow death of an idea? | p. 54 |
| Exploring the meaning of suicide talk | p. 68 |
| Responding to euthanasia requests | p. 100 |
| People, practices and potions | p. 128 |
| Doing fieldwork in the euthanasia underground | p. 152 |
| The underground community | p. 174 |
| Disturbing issues | p. 200 |
| More disturbing issues | p. 230 |
| De-mystifying euthanasia practice | p. 248 |
| Euthanasia policy: hard questions, hard consequences | p. 260 |
| The recruitment strategy and methodology adopted in this study | p. 282 |
| Notes | p. 285 |
| Bibliography | p. 307 |
| Index | p. 322 |
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