Research Catalog

Title

Hemlock's cup : the struggle for death with dignity / Donald W. Cox.

Author

Cox, Donald W. (Donald William), 1921-1998

Publication

Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dr. Joseph R. Stanton Human Life Issues Library and Resource Center former owner. sch
• Value of Life Committee former owner. sch

Description

311 pages; 24 cm

Summary

A history of the active euthanasia movement in America, as represented by its most visible proponent, the Hemlock Society, written by the president of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley.

Subjects

• History
• Hemlock Society U.S.A
• Terminally ill
• Right to die
• Assisted suicide
• Death > Moral and ethical aspects
• Hospice care
• Terminal care
• Euthanasie > Histoire
• Sterbehilfe
• suicides
• terminally ill
• Soins en phase terminale
• Aide au suicide
• Droit à la mort
• Malades en phase terminale
• Hospice Care
• Terminally Ill
• Euthanasia > History
• Hemlock Society USA
• Terminal Care

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

• 0879758082
• 9780879758080

LCCN

93020382

OCLC

• 27895426
• SCSB-10343386

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library