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Author Nitschke, Philip.

Title Killing me softly / Philip Nitschke & Fiona Stewart
Published Camberwell, Victoria : Penguin Books, 2005

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Description xi, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents Introduction - Coming to grips with death -- 1. Will the real Philip Nitschke please stand up? -- 2. Lessons from Darwin -- 3. The state of voluntary euthanasia laws around the globe -- 4. An unholy trinity - medicine , law and the church -- 5. Palliative care - between the truth and the lies -- 6. What's wrong with slow euthanasia? -- 7. Tired of life -- 8. Legal constraints and legal opportunities -- 9. The joys of technology -- 10. Exit clinics and workshops -- 11. Peace in a pill -- Conclusion - The Empire Strikes Back
Summary A book that advances the debate on dying as painlessly as possible, and with dignity. Proposes a future where dignity and choice in dying go beyond cliche to reality
Analysis Euthanasia
Right to die
Legislation
Interstate comparisons
Australia overseas comparisons
Nitschke, Philip
Biography
Case studies
Interstate Comparisons
Notes On cover: 'Voluntary euthanasia and the road to the peaceful pill'
Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references : pages 333-347
Subject Euthanasia -- Australia -- Law and legislation.
Euthanasia -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
Euthanasia -- Australia.
Right to die -- Australia.
Author Stewart, Fiona, 1966-
ISBN 0143003038 paperback
Other Titles Killing me softly : voluntary euthanasia and the road to the peaceful pill