Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia

See the controversial topics resource guide for more information on locating resources and evaluating information.

Use the online catalog to find print and electronic books on your controversial topic.

The following is a list of recent books located in the NHC Library. For help locating these and additional titles, please see a librarian at the reference desk on the 3rd floor of the library building.

• Assisted Suicide by Karen F. Balkin, ed.
  R726 .A852 2005
• Biomedical Ethics by Mappes and DeGrazia, eds.
  R724 .B49 2006
• The Case against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-life Care (electronic book)
  by Foley, Kathleen M.; Hendin, Herbert.
• Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics
  (electronic book)
  by Harris, Dean M.
• Death and Dying by James Haley, ed.
  R726.8 .D376 2003
• Dying Right: The Death With Dignity Movement
  KF3827 .E87 H55 2001
  Includes chapter about practices in other countries and references.
• Endings and beginnings: law, medicine, and society in assisted life and death (electronic book)
  by Larry I. Palmer
• Handbook of Bioethics: Taking Stock of the Field From a Philosophical Perspective (electronic book)
  by Khushf, George
• Life's worth : the case against assisted suicide
  by Arthur J. Dyck.
  R726 .D937 2002
• Suicide : opposing viewpoints
  by Roman Espejo, ed.
  HV6545 .S814 2003
• Suicide Prevention: The Global Context (electronic book)
  by Kosky, Robert
  

Use the library’s online databases to find periodical (magazine, journal, newspaper) articles for your research. Many periodicals cover controversial issues, but the following online databases focus on presenting both sides of numerous issues. For off campus access, you will need your library card number.

CQ Researcher
Facts.com
Issues and Controversies on File
Opposing Viewpoints

Present a balanced view of both sides of the issue:

End of Life Issues and Care
Sponsored by the American Psychological Association

Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
Includes background, recent developments, book list and web site links.

Euthanasia Pro Con.org Contains summary and little known facts of the debate as well as legal & moral issues and international perspectives.

Ethics in Medicine: Physician Assisted Suicide
Presents cases and discussion.

Favor euthanasia:

Compassion in Dying
National non-profit organization presents current top stories.

Death with Dignity
Education and communication resource for individuals and organizations presents news updates.

EXIT
Large resource of original material and euthanasia-related information based in Scotland.

Death With Dignity in Vermont
Independent political action organization to promote legislation.

Against euthanasia:

American Federation for Suicide Prevention
Non-profit organization giving links to articles about physician-assisted suicide.

Euthanasia
Provides many articles for legal and medical research on euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, living wills, and mercy killing in U.S. and other countries.

Not Dead Yet
National disability rights groups joining to oppose legalized assisted suicide as ultimate form of discrimination.

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