Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Global Views on Choosing to End Life

This book addresses key historical, scientific, legal, and philosophical issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States as well as in other countries and cultures.

• Addresses the extended history of debates regarding the ethical justifiability of assisted suicide and euthanasia

• Analyzes assisted suicide and euthanasia in many cultural, philosophical, and religious traditions

• Provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the subject, including coverage of topics such as the depictions of assisted dying in popular culture, that enables a more complete understanding of the emotionally charged controversy surrounding this subject

• Spotlights the latest medical and scientific developments in euthanasia and examines the role of technology in the ethical debates on assisted dying