Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The right to die debate: a documentary history / edited by Marjorie B. Zucker
.

p. cm.--(Primary documents in American history and
contemporary issues, ISSN 1069-5605)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-30522-6 (alk. paper)

1. Right to die--Moral and ethical aspects--History.

2. Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects--History. 3. Death--Social
aspects--History. 4. Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects--
History. I. Zucker, Marjorie B. (Marjorie Bass), 1919- .

II. Series.

R726.R498 1999

174′.24--dc21 99-11266

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by Marjorie B. Zucker

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-11266

ISBN: 0-313-30522-6

ISSN: 1069-5605

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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