Terminal Choices: Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Right to Die.

This book deals with the basic issues that surround the euthanasia debate. Whether we are reflecting on the possibility of mercy killing as a legal, moral, and personal option, the use of painkilling drugs that incidentally accelerate dying, or the decision to terminate life-extending treatment, we are reflecting on issues that will confront most of us at one time or another, in one role or another.

One feature of the book is distinctive. It was written from the perspective of the patient, not the physician or health care professional. Basically the author is not asking, "What should the...