Write to death : news framing of the right to die conflict, from Quinlan's coma to Kevorkian's conviction / Elizabeth Atwood Gailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atwood-Gailey, Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euthanasia.

Euthanasia--Social aspects.

Right to die.

Right to die--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 185 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Contents:

Part I The Quest for "A Good Death"

1 "A Bomb in the Sickroom": The News Media and the Fight for "Death with Dignity" 15

2 Deified, Condoned, Vilified, and Criminalized: A Brief History of Euthanasia in Western Societies 23

3 Crisis of Authority and the Seeds of Change 37

Part II The Shaping Power of News: Framing of the Euthanasia Debate

4 News Frames and Framing Stages in Euthanasia Coverage 59

5 The "Bad Doctor" and the "Good Death": News Framing of Kevorkian 85

6 Results on the Ideology of Euthanasia News Frames 101

7 The "Right to Die" as "Good Death": Implications and Conclusions 121

Appendix A What's in a Name? Definitions and Terms Used in the Debate over Euthanasia 133

Appendix B Research Methods 139

Appendix C Euthanasia Timeline 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-174) and index.

ISBN:

0275977137

OCLC:

51164263