Product Description

'Angels of Death' is an exploration of the hidden world of illicit physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. Through the frank and often troubling accounts of health professionals, it records this secret but real area of medical and nursing practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1384009 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Review
"Angels of Death breaks new ground in documenting the existence of a euthanasia underground in Australia and the United States. The stories told to Roger Magnusson are sometimes heart-breaking, and sometimes horrifying, but his findings are indispensable reading for everyone debating the legalisation of euthanasia, no matter what side they take." Peter Singer, author of A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution and Cooperation and Rethinking Life and Death.

Book Info
Univ. of Sydney, Australia. Explores the social practices, relationships, and networks constituting underground euthanasia. Exposes the assisted suicide debate and uncovers a variety of disturbing issues, including the reality of unsuccessful euthanasia attempts, euthanasia without consent, and inappropriate measures to hasten death.

From the Back Cover
"Angels of Death breaks new ground in documenting the existence of a euthanasia underground in Australia and the United States. The stories told to Roger Magnusson are sometimes heart- breaking, and sometimes horrifying, but his findings are indispensable reading for everyone debating the legalization of euthanasia, no matter what side they take."—Peter Singer, author of A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution and Cooperation and Rethinking Life and Death