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Right to Die & Assisted Suicide
General Commentary/Morality Sources
New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and EuthanasiaPublication Date: 20231 User - Only one user can access this eBook at a time.
Going significantly beyond traditional debates about the value of human life, the ethical significance of individual autonomy, the compatibility of assisted dying with the ethical obligations of medical professionals, and questions surrounding intention and causation, this book promises to shift the terrain of the ethical debates about assisted dying.
Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America by Publication Date: 20061 User - Only one user can access this eBook at a time.
Based on court records, personal interviews, and a firsthand vantage point, Unplugged chronicles the extraordinary medical advances that allow us to live longer, healthier lives, but can also make it confoundedly difficult to die. Colby discusses current laws and proposed legislation that affect our ability to make end-of-life decisions and provides insights into decisions we may face about elderly family members, including resuscitation, feeding tubes, and dementia. A portrait of the overwhelming pain that often engulfs families confronting end-of-life decisions, his book also offers tips for writing living wills and an overview of hospice care.
- Assistance in Dying: A Comparative Look at Legal DefinitionsDownie, Jocelyn, et al. “Assistance in Dying: A Comparative Look at Legal Definitions.” Death Studies, vol. 46, no. 7, Aug. 2022, pp. 1547–56. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1926631.
- Assisted Suicide: Unraveling a Complex IssueErsek, Mary. “Assisted Suicide: Unraveling a Complex Issue.” Nursing, vol. 35, no. 4, Apr. 2005, pp. 48–52. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1097/00152193-200504000-00040.
- The Fatal Flaws of Assisted SuicideGlenn Foster, Catherine. “The Fatal Flaws of Assisted Suicide.” Human Life Review, vol. 44, no. 4, Fall 2018, pp. 51–61. EBSCOhost.
Terri Schiavo
- Schiavo ex rel. Schindler v. SchiavoUnited States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 25, 2005, Case 403 F.3d 1289.
Parents of incapacitated patient whose artificial life support had been removed pursuant to Florida court order brought action for alleged violation of patient's rights with respect to withholding of food, fluids, or medical treatment. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, No. 05-00530-CV-T-27-TBM, James D. Whittemore, J., 2005 WL 677224, denied parents' motion for temporary restraining order, and they appealed.
The Case of Terri Schiavo: Ethics, Politics, and Death in the 21st Century by Publication Date: 2009The case of Terri Schiavo, a young woman who spent 15 years in a persistent vegetative state, has emerged as a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. While many observers had thought the right to refuse medical treatment was well established, this case split a family, divided a nation, and counfounded physicians, legislators, and many of the people they treated or represented. In renewing debates over the importance of advance directives, the appropriate role of artificial hydration and nutrition, and the responsibilities of family members, the case also became one of history's most extensively litigated health care disputes. The Case of Terri Schiavo assembles a team of first-hand participants and content experts to provide thoughtful and nuanced analyses. In addition to a comprehensive overview, the book includes contributions by Ms. Schiavo's guardian ad litem, a neurologist and lawyer who participated in the case, and scholars who examine issues related to litigation, faith, gender, and disability. The volume also includes a powerful dissent from the views of many scholars in the bioethics community. The book is intended for students, health care professionals, policy makers, and other in search of carefully reasoned analyses of the case that will shape our view of death and end-of-life medical care for decades.
- United States: Whose Life is it, Anyway? Ethics and Politics"United States: Whose Life is it, Anyway? Ethics and Politics." The Economist, vol. 369, no. 8348, 1 Nov. 2003, pp. 52-28. ProQuest.
- At Law: Schiavo: A Hard Case Makes Questionable LawDresser, Rebecca. “At Law: Schiavo: A Hard Case Makes Questionable Law.” The Hastings Center Report, vol. 34, no. 3, 2004, pp. 8–9. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3528413.
- Life, Death, and Advocacy: Rules of Procedure in the Contested End-Of-Life CaseAllen, Michael P. "Life, Death, and Advocacy: Rules of Procedure in the Contested End-Of-Life Case." Stetson Law Review, Fall 2004, Westlaw.
- Terri Schiavo - A Tragedy CompoundedQuill, Timothy E., M.D. "Terri Schiavo - A Tragedy Compounded." The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 352, no. 16, 2005, pp. 1630-3. ProQuest.
- Terri Schiavo a Right to Life Denied or a Right to Die Honored?George, Robert P. “Terri Schiavo a Right to Life Denied or a Right to Die Honored?” Constitutional Commentary, vol. 22, no. 3, Winter 2005, pp. 419–26. EBSCOhost.
- The Legacy of Terri SchiavoCampo-Flores, Arian, et al. “The Legacy of Terri Schiavo.” Newsweek, vol. 145, no. 14, Apr. 2005, pp. 22–28. EBSCOhost.
- Gov. Bush's Role Is Ended In Feeding Tube DisputeNewman, Maria. "Gov. Bush's Role is Ended in Feeding Tube Dispute." New York Times, 25 Jan. 2005. ProQuest.
- A Death in the Family: Reflections on the Terri Schiavo CaseWeijer, Charles. "A Death in the Family: Reflections on the Terri Schiavo Case." Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 172, no. 9, 2005, pp. 1197-1198. PubMed, https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.050348.
- The (Surprising) Truth About Schiavo: A Defeat for the Cause of AutonomySnead, O. Carter. "The (Surprising) Truth About Schiavo: A Defeat for the Cause of Autonomy." Constitutional Commentary, Winter 2005, Westlaw.
- The Schiavo Case: NPR Special SeriesTerri Schiavo dies in a hospice after a lengthy legal battle over the brain-damaged woman's fate.
- Terri Schiavo
- Right to Die
- Euthanasia
- Terminal care - moral and ethical aspects
- Actions and defenses
- Medical ethics
Barbara Mancini
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Barbara Joy ManciniCourt of Common Pleas of Schuykill County - Criminal Division, February 2014.
Defendant Barbara Joy Mancini filed a petition seeking the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in this action in which she is charged with causing or aiding suicide in violation of '18 Pa.C.S. 2505(b). The Commonwealth essentially contends that Defendant caused her elderly and ailing father, Joseph Yourshaw, to attempt to commit suicide by her first seeking that morphine be prescribed for him and later handing him a bottle containing the drug while knowing that he intended to kill himself by drinking an excessive amount of the medication, which he then consumed.
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide by Publication Date: 2017This book addresses key historical, scientific, legal, and philosophical issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States as well as in other countries and cultures.
See Chapter 12: Assisted Dying and Palliation
- Fatal Mercies: CommentaryBruni, Frank. "Fatal Mercies: Commentary." New York Times, 11 Aug. 2013. ProQuest.
- Assisted Suicide Case of Nurse's Father Goes to JudgeBumsted, Brad. "Assisted Suicide Case of Nurse's Father Goes to Judge." Pittsburgh Tribune - Review, 10 Oct. 2013. ProQuest.
- Fighting Charges of Aiding Father's SuicideVitez, Michael. "Fighting Charges of Aiding Father's Suicide: The State Said She Pressured a Hospice to Prescribe Morphine so He could End His Life." Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 Oct. 2013. ProQuest.
- Assisted Suicide Case may have Ripple EffectCarrero, Milton D. "Assisted Suicide Case may have Ripple Effect." Morning Call, 10 Nov. 2013. ProQuest.
- Charges in Father's Death Wear on NurseVitez, Michael. "Charges in Father's Death Wear on Nurse: Barbara Mancini, Who Gave the 93-Year-Old Morphine, Awaits a Ruling on Dismissal of the Case." Philadelphia Inquirer, 15 Jan. 2014. ProQuest.
- State Won't Appeal Assisted Suicide RulingHall, Peter. "State Won't Appeal Assisted Suicide Ruling Barbara Mancini was Cleared of Aiding Pottsville Father's Death." Morning Call, 25 Feb. 2014. ProQuest.
- After Case Dismissed, She Recalls 'Surreal Nightmare'Vitez, Michael. "After Case Dismissed, She Recalls 'Surreal Nightmare'." Philadelphia Inquirer, 16 Feb. 2014. ProQuest.
- Inspired by a Harrowing Ordeal: Once Charged in Her Father's Death, Now an Advocate for Death with DignityBarbara, Peters S. "Inspired by a Harrowing Ordeal: Once Charged in Her Father's Death, Now an Advocate for Death with Dignity." Sarasota Herald Tribune, 31 Oct. 2015, pp. 1. ProQuest.
- Empowering the Terminally Ill: Pennsylvania’s Compassionate Assisted Dignified Death ActMondell, Maria K. “Empowering the Terminally Ill: Pennsylvania’s Compassionate Assisted Dignified Death Act.” Widener Commonwealth Law Review, vol. 31, no. 2, July 2022, pp. 357–87. EBSCOhost.
- Barbara Mancini
- Assisted suicide
- Aiding suicide
- Assisted dying
- End of life laws
- Right to Die
- Pennsylvania law
- Medical ethics