Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die: The Interface of Social Science, Public Policy, and Medical Ethics

by Rosenfeld, Barry

• ISBN13: 9781591471028
• ISBN10: 1591471028
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

Fordham Univ., Bronx, NY. Examines how social science can inform policy and practice in the ongoing debates on end-of-life matters. Summarizes current research and debates the legal, ethical, social and psychological issues related to assisted suicide. Also discusses what can be learned from legalized assisted suicide in Oregon and the Netherlands.

Author Biography

Barry Rosenfeld is an associate professor of psychology at Fordham University, where he teaches in the doctoral program in clinical psychology and directs the specialization in forensic psychology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
History of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide: Philosophical, Religious, and Clinical Contexts	p. 13
Legal Status of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide	p. 25
Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Living Wills, and Surrogate Decision Making	p. 41
Research Issues in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Methods and Opportunities for Future Research	p. 61
Influence of Depression and Psychosocial Factors on Physician-Assisted Suicide	p. 77
The Role of Pain and Other Physical Symptoms in the Desire for Hastened Death	p. 95
End-of-Life Decision Making	p. 111
Lessons Learned From the Netherlands	p. 129
The Oregon Experiment	p. 147
Where Do We Go From Here?	p. 165
References	p. 177
Index	p. 191
About the Author	p. 201
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