Contemporary Perspectives on Rational Suicide
This text brings together spokespersons from several different disciplines who can present their arguments for or against rational suicide as a viable concept and, consequently, a realistic option.\ The pros and cons of the discussion format bring the readers to search for their beliefs, and the final decision of acceptance or rejection of the concept is left to each individual reader.
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This text brings together spokespersons from several different disciplines who can present their arguments for or against rational suicide as a viable concept and, consequently, a realistic option. The pros and cons of the discussion format bring the readers to search for their beliefs, and the final decision of acceptance or rejection of the concept is left to each individual reader. Booknews Provides contrasting perspectives on rational suicide from experts representing many fields. Pro and con matched chapters are divided into three sections on background issues, views of service providers, and insights on special populations. Contributors include religious leaders, attorneys, grief counselors, medical and mental health professionals, and disability rights advocates. Useful for students, legislators, and lobbyists. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
ContributorsForeword 1: PROForeword 2: CONPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction to the Issue of Rational Suicide1PhilosophersCh. 2PRO: Can Suicide be Rational? Yes, Sometimes13Ch. 3CON: Reasons, Rationality, and Ways of Life22Religious LeadersCh. 4CON: The Catholic Condemnation of Rational Suicide29Ch. 5PRO: Is Rational Suicide Rational?35SociologistsCh. 6CON: The Influence of Rational Suicide on Nonrational Suicide: A Sociological Analysis of Attitudes41Ch. 7PRO: The Moral Imperative to Suicide48AttorneysCh. 8CON: "Rational Suicide" as the New Jim Crow54Ch. 9PRO: Physician-Assisted Dying: A Constitutionally Protected Form of "Rational Suicide"63Death/Grief CounselorsCh. 10PRO: Rational Suicide: Life and Death Your Way73Ch. 11CON: Counselors and Rational Suicide: Voices from the Opposition80NursesCh. 12CON: Nursing: Against Suicide89Ch. 13PRO: A Nursing Position that Supports Rational Suicide95PhysiciansCh. 14CON: Are Compassionate Care and Suicide Mutually Exclusive?100Ch. 15PRO: Physician-Assisted Rational Suicide107PsychiatristsCh. 16CON: Rational Suicide: A Psychiatrist Against114Ch. 17PRO: A Psychiatric Perspective on Rational Suicide: 24 Points of View121PsychologistsCh. 18PRO: Psychology and Rational Suicide: The Special Case of Assisted Dying128Ch. 19CON: Rational Suicide: A Psychological Perspective135Social WorkersCh. 20CON: Rational Suicide: Destructive to the Common Good142Ch. 21PRO: In Support of Rational Suicide: A Social Work Viewpoint148Death EducatorsCh. 22PRO: The Presentation of Rational Suicide in Death Education: A Proponent's Position154Ch. 23CON: Rational Suicide: Challenging the Next Generation of Caregivers160Disability-Rights AdvocatesCh. 24CON: The False Autonomy of Forced Choice: Rationalizing Suicide for Persons with Disabilities171Ch. 25PRO: Rational Suicide and the Disabled Individual: Self-Determination Versus Social Protection181GerontologistsCh. 26CON: Arguments Against Rational Suicide: A Gerontologist's Perspective188Ch. 27PRO: Suicide Can Be Rational for Senescent or Terminal Patients194SurvivorsCh. 28PRO: A Personal Argument in Favor of Rational Suicide201Ch. 29CON: "Rational Suicide": A Contradiction in Terms206Ch. 30Conclusion212References218Index233Readers' Survey235
\ BooknewsProvides contrasting perspectives on rational suicide from experts representing many fields. Pro and con matched chapters are divided into three sections on background issues, views of service providers, and insights on special populations. Contributors include religious leaders, attorneys, grief counselors, medical and mental health professionals, and disability rights advocates. Useful for students, legislators, and lobbyists. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
