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Table of Contents
Who's Right? (Whose
Right?): Seeking Answers and Dignity in the Debate Over the Right to Die
Contents
Preface C.
Everett Koop, M.D., Sc.D. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . XV
Former U.S.
Surgeon General
Publisher’s Comment . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX
Introduction Robert
C. Horn, III . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . XXIX
SECTION 1.
Chapter 1.
The Power of Choice: The Right to Live and
the Right to Die . . ..1
Robert C. Horn,
III (ALS) - Long-term
survivor of ALS and author of
How Will They
Know If I’m Dead? Transcending
Disability and Terminal Illness
Chapter 2.
Misplaced Compassion and Illusory Choice . . . . .17
Herbert Hendin,
M.D. - American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Chapter 3.
A World Perspective on Euthanasia . . . . . . . . . . .39
Derek Humphry
- Founder of Hemlock Society (1980)
and author of best
seller, Final Exit
SECTION 2.
Chapter 4.
Mary (Multiple
Sclerosis) . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 57
Judith Beay,
R.N.
Chapter 5.
Soul Choices and Spiritual Experiences . . . . . . . . 67
Myrna C. Tashner,
EdD. - Psychologist, Hospice
Chaplain
Chapter 6.
Assisted Death:
Values and Emotions —
Compassion or Killing .... 81
Edward Rivet - Legislative
Director, Right to Life of Michigan
SECTION 3.
Chapter 7.
Interview with Severe Burn Survivor, Dax
Cowert, J.D. . . . . . 95
by Dennis
McClellan, publisher
Chapter 8.
Spirituality and End of Life Decision-Making: Thy
(or my) Will Be Done? . . . . . . . 125
Elaine M.
Buzzinotti, R.N., M.A., J.D.
Chapter 9.
The Oregon Death with Dignity Act —
Fact versus Conjecture . . . . . . . . . 139
Peter Goodwin,
M.D. - Active in the creation
of the Oregon Death with
Dignity Act
SECTION 4.
Chapter 10.
To Be or Not to Be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 155
Helynn Hoffa
(post-polio syndrome)
Chapter 11.
Hospice: A Model for Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Sally Taylor, Hospice
Chaplain’s Assistant
Chapter 12.
Choosing to Live or Choosing to Die: Psychological
Perspectives . . .. . . . 171
Thomas L. Horn,
M.D. - Psychiatrist
SECTION 5.
Chapter 13.
Depression and Suicide: The
Search for a Way Out . . . . . . . . 181
Robert Galbreath
(Bi-polar Disorder)
Chapter 14.
Asking the Right Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Maureen
Kramlinger - Hospice Chaplain
Chapter 15.
Euthanasia — Considering Death Over Life: One
Psychologist’s Perspective . . . . 205
David R. Cox,
Ph.D., ABPP - Neuropsychologist
SECTION 6.
Chapter 16.
What We Should Do Besides Killing People . . . 219
Barry Eliot
Cole, M.D., M.P.A. - Administrator,
National Pain Data Bank and Pain Program
Accreditation,
American Academy of Pain Management
Chapter 17.
Choosing the Time and Manner of Your Death
Dying With Dignity . . . 231
Cynthia L. St.
John - Executive Director,
Dying with Dignity
Chapter 18.
Lorraine’s Story: She Took the Road Less Traveled
to Make All the Difference . .........233
The Rev. George
D. Exoo, Ph.D. - Chaplain,
Compassionate Chaplaincy
SECTION 7.
Chapter 19.
Reality Sitting Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 247
Marilyn Cooper (ALS
since 1975)
Chapter 20.
Life’s Final Chapter: Questions and Answers . . 261
Samira K.
Beckwith, C.H.E., L.C.S.W. - President
and CEO, Hope Hospice and Palliative Care
Chapter 21.
A Spiritual Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
Dr. Bill Bright,
Founder and Executive
Director - Campus Crusade for Christ
SECTION 8.
Chapter 22.
A Love Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 273
Hillary Parsons
(husband suffers from LEMS)
Chapter 23.
The Case for Physician Aid in Dying . . . . . . . . 285
Faye J. Girsh - Executive
Director, Hemlock Society U.S.A.
Chapter 24.
One Woman’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 295
Josephine M.
Koss - President of
Compassionate Chaplaincy Foundation
SECTION 9.
Chapter 25.
An MS Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 301
Anonymous
(Multiple Sclerosis)
Chapter 26.
A Deadly "Medical Treatment" . . . . . . . . . .
. . 309
Rita L. Marker -
Executive Director of the
International Anti-Euthanasia Task
Force
Chapter 27.
Beyond Physician-assisted Suicide: The
Art and Science of Dying Well . . 327
John Hofsess - Executive
Director, Right to Die Society of Canada
SECTION 10.
Chapter 28.
Mind Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 343
Thomas S.
French, M.D. (physician with ALS)
Chapter 29.
They Shoot Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
367
Pseudonym
Chapter 30.
Unfinished Thoughts on "The Right to Die" . . 373
Richard H.Cox,
Ph.D., M.D., D.Min. - President
Emeritus, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Springfield, Missouri
Chapter 31.
A Christian Theology of the Right to Die . . . . . 387
The Rev. Dr.
David Richardson, District
Supt, California-Pacific Conference of
the United Methodist Church
SECTION 11.
Epilogue
Dr. Todd Michael FACOFP,
FAAPM, . . . . . . . . . 405
Emergency and
Trauma Medicine
The Final Word
Robert C. Horn,
III . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 411
APPENDICES
Additional Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 417
Other Sources of Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 431
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