Last Rights?
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Debated
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 1998
The issue of assisted suicide and euthanasia, so controversial in our own time, was hotly debated both in pagan antiquity and throughout the history of the church. This comprehensive collection of nearly three dozen essays and court cases opens with the editor’s perceptive survey of relevant classical, Christian, and early modern thought. Then writers ranging from Jack Kevorkian to Pope John Paul II, from Peter Singer to Leon Kass, from activists to Supreme Court justices, offer diverse moral, medical, and legal perspectives. A helpful introduction to each section guides readers through the debate.  [Full Story]