To Die or Not to Die? Cross-Disciplinary, Cultural, and Legal Perspectives on the Right to Choose Death

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• Title Page - To Die or Not to Die Cross-Disciplinary, Cultural, and Legal Perspectives on the Right to Choose Death iii
• Publication/Copyright Page iv
• Copyright Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• I - Cross-Disciplinary Views 1
• 1 - The Right to Die: Perspectives of the Patient, the Family, and the Health Care Provider 3
• Bibliography 11
• 2 - The Right to Die: Perspectives from the Catholic and Jewish Traditions 13
• Bibliography 24
• 3 - Ethical Perspectives on the Right to Die: A Case Study 25
• Endnotes 37
• References 38
• II - Cross-Cultural Views 41
• 4 - On the Question of the Right to Die: an African View 43
• Endnotes 54

• Title Page - To Die or Not to Die Cross-Disciplinary, Cultural, and Legal Perspectives on the Right to Choose Death iii
• Publication/Copyright Page iv
• Copyright Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• I - Cross-Disciplinary Views 1
• 1 - The Right to Die: Perspectives of the Patient, the Family, and the Health Care Provider 3
• Bibliography 11
• 2 - The Right to Die: Perspectives from the Catholic and Jewish Traditions 13
• Bibliography 24
• 3 - Ethical Perspectives on the Right to Die: A Case Study 25
• Endnotes 37
• References 38
• II - Cross-Cultural Views 41
• 4 - On the Question of the Right to Die: an African View 43
• Endnotes 54
• References 56
• 5 - An Islamic Perspective on Terminating Life-Sustaining Measures 59
• Endnotes 65
• Bibliography 65
• 6 - Japanese Perspectives on Euthanasia 67
• Endnotes 80
• Bibliography 81
• III - Cross-Legal Views 83
• 7 - Euthanasia: an English Perspective 85
• Endnotes 101
• References 101
• 8 - Indian Legal Concepts of the Right to Die 103
• Bibliography 115
• 9 - Active Euthanasia in the Netherlands 117
• Bibliography 128
• 10 - Last Rights: The View from a U.S. Courthouse 129
• Endnotes 148
• References 150
• Appendix A - Right-To-Life and Right-To-Die Organizations 153
• Appendix B - Policy Statements of Important and Influential Groups 157
• Appendix C - Digest of U.S. Judicial Decisions Relating to the Right to Refuse Life-Prolonging Treatment 165
• Appendix D - Table of States Having Living Will Statutes (with Statutory Citations) 171
• Appendix E - Living Will Form 175
• Appendix F - Proxy Form 177
• Appendix G - Durable Power of Attorney Form 179
• Selected Bibliography and Sources of Information 181
• Index 187
• About the Editors and Contributors 193