Angels of death : exploring the euthanasia underground / Roger S Magnusson; with contributions by Peter H Ballis.

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Carlton (Vic.) : Melbourne University Press, 2002.

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23112

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Euthanasia -- Australia.

Euthanasia -- Australia -- Cases.

Euthanasia -- United States.

Euthanasia -- United States -- Cases.

Contents:

1. Who would do such a thing?

2. Doctors who kill

3. Voices in the euthanasia debate

4. Sanctity of life : the slow death of an idea?

5. Exploring the meaning of suicide talk

6. Responding to euthanasia requests (with P H Ballis)

7. People, practices and potions

8. Doing fieldwork in the euthanasia underground (with P H Ballis)

9. The underground community

10. Disturbing issues

11. More disturbing issues

12. De-mystifying euthanasia practice

13. Euthanasia policy : hard questions, hard consequences

Appendix: The recruitment strategy and methodology adopted in this study.

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Includes bibliography and index.

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0522849709

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xvii, 325 p.