The Peaceful Pill Handbook - Couverture souple

Philip Nitschke MD & Fiona Stewart PhD

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0978878876 ISBN 13 : 9780978878870

Editeur : Exit International, 2011

Synopsis

The 2014 edition of The Peaceful Pill Handbook presents the most up-to-date & accurate information on end of life choices in the context of Assisted Suicide & Voluntary Euthanasia. Written for the elderly and folk with a serious illness (& their families) this new edition covers the gamut of end of life strategies in easy-to-understand lay language. Importantly the book also outlines a range of legal issues pertinent to any discussion of end of life choices. PPH Chapters include: Chapter 1 - End of Life Considerations Chapter 2 - Suicide and the Law Chapter 3 - The Peaceful Pill Chapter 4 - The Exit RP Test Chapter 5 - Hypoxic Death: Nitrogen, Helium & the Exit Bag Chapter 6 - Carbon Monoxide Chapter 7 - Cyanide Chapter 8 - Detergent Death & Warnings Chapter 9 - Introduction to Drugs Chapter 10 - Drug Options - Morphine Chapter 11 - Drug Options - Propoxyphene Chapter 12 - Other Drugs & Common Myths Chapter 13 - Drug Options - Nembutal Chapter 14 - Nembutal Sources Chapter 15 - Using Nembutal for a Peaceful Death Chapter 16 - The Peaceful Pill Chapter 17 - The Swiss Option Chapter 18 - After it s Over To assist readers understand the various approaches, Dr Philip Nitschke has developed a unique Reliability Peacefulness Test which analyses criteria such as: Reliability Peacefulness Availability Preparation Undetectable Speed, Safety, & Storage. The Peaceful Pill Handbook is intended to allow rational adults to make fully-informed decisions based upon the best information available.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr Philip H. Nitschke MBBS PhD came to prominence in 1996 when he became the first doctor to administer a legal, lethal, voluntary injection to four terminally ill patients under Australia's Rights of the Terminally Ill Act. An Australian by birth, he is the Founder and Director of the non-profit, Exit International, which has offices in Australia, the US and Europe. Philip holds a PhD is applied physics and is a graduate of Sydney University Medical School. Dr Nitschke is the recipient of many awards for his humanitarian work and is an eight-time nominee for Australian of the Year. Philip is the author of two other books, the online Peaceful Pill eHandbook and Killing Me Softly: Voluntary Euthanasia and the Road to the Peaceful Pill (also published by Exit International US, originally published in 2005 by Penguin).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Exit International
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0978878876
• ISBN 13: 9780978878870
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 310
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible