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Tables of Contents for Last Rights
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the Paperback Edition
vii
Introduction
xi
The Twentieth-Century Battle over Death
1
6
The Anguish of a Difficult Death
7
12
``Death with Dignity'': The Hope of a Movement
19
6
The Right to Die: An Argument as Old as Life Itself?
25
18
Foreign Rights: A World-View of Death
43
16
Dr. Death: Dispensing Mercy or Murder?
59
24
The Leading Activists and Their Obsessive Quest
83
16
The Rank and File: Just Your Normal Next-Door Neighbors
99
18
The Medical Establishment: A Fortress Divided
117
22
Rational Suicide: The Password to a New Frontier?
139
14
Suspicion and Fear from the Vulnerable
153
14
Religion and Ethics: Who Cares for the Soul?
167
14
The Devil Is in the Details: Navigating the Nightmare Cases
181
14
Postscript
195
6
Bibliography
201
6
Acknowledgments
207
2
Index
209