Hemlock's Cup The Struggle for Death with Dignity

Name: Hemlock's Cup The Struggle for Death with Dignity
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ISBN: 9780879758080

ISBN-10: 0879758082

ISBN-13: 9780879758080

Edition: 1993

Authors: Donald W. Cox

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"Mercy killing," "assisting a suicide," "planning your own death," and "euthanasia" are once again high-profile issues. Recent popular referendums have sought to legalize doctor-assisted suicide, while best-selling books have been published about how to kill yourself. In short, Americans are searching for more control over their own mortality.Hemlock's Cup is the first history of the active euthanasia movement in America, as represented by its most visible proponent, the Hemlock Society. Donald W. Cox traces the growth of the society from its beginnings as a three-person cause to its current world-wide fame. The work of Derek Humphrey, the society's founder, is reviewed and the publicity…

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List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 4/1/1993
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 311
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.30" long x 1.11" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Dramatic Entrance of Final Exit to Center Stage



The Impact of Final Exit on America and the World



The Birth of the Hemlock Society



The Flowering of Hemlock



The Origins of the Modern Right-to-Die Movement



Breakthrough on the Euthanasia Frontier



The Right to Die Becomes the Law of the Land



"Dr. Death" Concocts a Suicide Machine



The Double Deaths in Cabin 2



Was It Really Murder?



Other Doctors Speak Out: Their Trials and Tribulations



Of Living Wills and an Act of Congress



The Coming of Initiative #119



The Going of Initiative #119



California Here We Come: The Post #119 Campaign to Legalize Death with Dignity



Death-with-Dignity Legislation in Other States



Abortion and Assisted Death



The AIDS Factor



The Ethical-Medical Issue



Where Do We Go from Here?


Appendix 1: Planning for Death with Dignity - A Checklist


Appendix 2: Eleven Doctors Prosecuted for Euthanasia in the U.S.A. (1950-1991)


Appendix 3: Excerpts from U.S. Supreme Court Majority and Minority Opinions on Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health (June 25, 1990)


Appendix 4: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care


Appendix 5: Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making


Appendix 6: U.S. Congress Patient Self-Determination Act Provision in OBRA 1990 (Public Law 101-508) signed November 5, 1990, by President Bush


Appendix 7: The 1992 California Death with Dignity Act


Appendix 8: Care of the Hopelessly Ill


Appendix 9: World Right-to-Die Federation Members


Reference List


Glossary


Select Bibliography


Index