A good death : an argument for voluntary euthanasia / Rodney Syme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syme, Rodney, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euthanasia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, [2008]

Summary:

"A Good Death" is his candid and provocative account of the experiences of many terminally ill people Dr Rodney Syme has assisted to end their lives. Over the past thirty years Syme has challenged the law on voluntary euthanasia-at first clandestinely and now publicly-risking prosecution in doing so. He again risks prosecution for writing this book. "A Good Death" is a moving journey with those who came to Syme for help, and a meditation on what it means in our culture to confront death. It is also a doctor's personal story about the moral dilemmas and ethical choices he faces working within the grey areas of the law. In this important book, Rodney Syme argues for the end of the unofficial 'conspiracy' of silence within the medical profession and the decriminalisation of voluntary euthanasia in Australia. Through Syme's determination to tell the stories of those who he has assisted to die with dignity, "A Good Death" also draws wider lessons of value for those who find themselves in a similar situation.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Epiphany

2 The Journey Begins

3 Defining the Problem

4 A Naïve Death

5 A Hot Potato

6 Crossing the Line

7 Prolonging Life

8 The Nature of Suffering

9 Terminal Sedation

10 Respecting Choice

11 A Difficult Situation

12 A Reportable Death?

13 Is This the Best We Can Do?

14 Provoking the Coroner

15 Fear of the Future

16 A Good Death: Jim Dies in His Own Bed

17 The Suffering Mind

18 Regaining Control

19 Steve Guest:A Death Not in Vain

20 Dying with Dignity

Afterword

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Copyright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522858969

0522858961

OCLC:

1082203132