Death & dying : who decides ? / [editors, Mei Ling Rein, Abbey M. Begun and Jacquelyn F. Quiram. - Wylie, TX. : Information Plus, c1998. - 180 p. : illus., maps ; 28 cm. - The Information series on current topics. .

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Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Death through the ages: a brief overview -- Redefining death -- The right to die: ethical considerations -- The right to die: medical considerations -- Seriously ill children -- Euthanasia and assisted suicide -- Advance directives -- The legal right to die -- The cost of health care -- The elderly -- Public opinions of life and death.

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