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Right to Die? (ebook)

Right to Die? ebook

Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and End-of-Life Care

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About this book

The case for assisted suicide can seem so compelling. Surely it can't be wrong to help desperate people to kill themselves? Don't we have a right to take our own lives in certain circumstances?

There are no trite or easy answers. John Wyatt helps us to navigate the arguments with hearts and heads engaged, and above all with our Bibles open. There are practical and compassionate alternatives to assisted suicide, and as many who have gone before us have found, the end of our lives on this earth may turn out to be a strange and wonderful opportunity for growth and internal healing.

Specifications

Contributors:
John Wyatt
ISBN:
9781783593873
Format:
eBook
First published:
October 2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
IVP

Contents

Introduction

Timeline
1. Recent cases and media debates

2. History of euthanasia and international scene

3. United Kingdom experience

4. Underlying forces

5. The argument from compassion

6. The argument from autonomy

7. Christian responses and perspectives

8. Medical issues in the care of the dying person

9. Palliative care and legal frameworks

10. Dying well and dying faithfully

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Endorsements

I have been campaigning against euthanasia and assisted suicide, and for more and better palliative care, for over twenty-five years. In that time I have longed for a concise book specifically for Christians. Here it is. As parliamentary pressure continues and many are swayed by the media, 'Right to Die?' remains true to the Bible, while making an overwhelming case that is both evidence-and ethics-based

Andrew Fergusson author and former Head of Communications, Christian Medical Fellowship

Why not help the terminally ill end their miserable lives? Euthanasia and assisted suicide are the major moral issues of the day, but they have a murky past - as this brilliant book by Professor Wyatt shows. He explodes the popular myths behind the campaign for 'assisted dying' and proposes a better way. Every caring Christian should read this. It's a matter of life and death.

Michael Wenham author of My Donkey Body: Living with a Body That No Longer Obeys You

This is a cracking book that lays out all the issues in the ‘assisted-suicide’ debate compassionately and with crystal clarity. It’s a road map showing the source of the euthanasia movement and the desire for control and choice that drives campaigners, and the disturbing outcomes in countries where it is already law. It warns of dangerous pressures on the elderly and disabled, and describes the ‘good death’ with palliative care.

Louise Morse Christian psychotherapist, author of books on dementia and Media and Communications Manager for the Pilgrims’ Friend Society

Customer Reviews

5.00 stars A persuasive remedy to PAS and euthanasia - from both a common sense and Christian perspective

 

Timely, clear, persuasive. A fantastic resource explaining the rationale for physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia and why they are both unnecessary and dangerous. Expounds the far superior alternative of quality palliative care medicine. Highly recommended.

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