1. Who would do such a thing? -- 2. Doctors who kill -- 3. Voices in the euthanasia debate -- 4. Sanctity of life: the slow death of an idea? -- 5. Exploring the meaning of suicide talk -- 6. Responding to euthanasia requests (with P.H. Ballis) -- 7. People, practices and potions -- 8. Doing fieldwork in the euthanasia underground (with P.H. Ballis) -- 9. The underground community -- 10. Disturbing issues -- 11. More disturbing issues -- 12. De-mystifying euthanasia practice -- 13. Euthanasia policy: hard questions, hard consequences -- Appendix: The recruitment strategy and methodology adopted in this study
Summary
Presenting the findings of an interview-based study of illicit euthanasia as practised by health professionals working with HIV/AIDS patients. The author conducted 49 interviews to provide an insight into the social practices that suround illicit assisted sucide and euthanasia
