Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Compassionate, Widely-Available Option for Hastening Death

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Compassionate, Widely-Available Option for Hastening Death
ISBN-10
0190080736
ISBN-13
9780190080730
Category
Medical
Pages
313
Language
English
Published
2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Timothy E. Quill, Paul T. Menzel, Thaddeus Pope

Description

Many people who are experiencing unacceptable suffering or deterioration in the present, or who fear them in the near future, do not know their full range of options to hasten death. This is particularly true if they live in jurisdictions that do not allow a physician assisted death - over forty jurisdictions in the U.S. and most countries across the world. Though VSED is readily available, and not illegal, most people are unaware of it as an option. The informationin this book is vital to those considering their options either hypothetically or in real time, providing an integrated, balanced, and nuanced exploration of VSED with contributions from legal, medical, and ethical experts.

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