Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-472) and index.
Contents:
Epilogue: The Good Death of Jack Sheedy. Joanne Lynn -- Introduction / Joanne Lynn -- 12. Dying Well: The Death of Judith Obodov Hardin -- 2. Sorcerer's Apprentice: Beyond the Age of Medical Miracles -- 3. Dying Hard: The Death of Peter Ciccone -- 4. When Death Becomes a Blessing: The Problem of Pain -- 5. Tough Love: The Legacy of Karen Ann Quinlan -- 6. Who Decides? Law and Politics at the Edges of Life -- 7. Bearing the Burden: Families in Distress -- 8. Hospice: The Birth of the Modern Art of Dying -- 9. New American Sacred: The Return of Prepared Dying -- 10. Wisdom's Portraits: Midwives at Death's Door -- 11. Dr. Kevorkian's Challenge: Two Deaths in Michigan -- 12. Assisted Dying: The Search for the Least Worst Death -- Conclusion: Toward a New Kind of Hope -- Epilogue: The Good Death of Jack Sheedy.
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