In the Arms of Others by Peter G. Filene - 9781566632683

In the Arms of OthersA Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America\nAuthor(s): Peter G. Filene\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc, United States\nImprint: Ivan R Dee, Inc\nISBN-13: 9781566632683, 978-1566632683\nSynopsis\nWhen, if ever, is life no longer worth living? When, if ever, is it right to withdraw life-support or hasten death? And who should decide? These questionsthat confront physicians, bioethicists, social workers, the children of aging parents, and sooner or later almost everyonenow receive increasingly urgent attention in American society. Peter Filene's In the Arms of Others is the first book to set this dilemma into broad historical and cultural context.