{"product_id":"at-liberty-to-die-9780814791042","title":"At Liberty to Die","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ball's arguments are concise, compelling, and backed with considerable case law. This volume is highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates and above in law, philosophy, and the medical humanities interested in the 'right to die' debates. Summing up: Highly recommended.\" —Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the\u003cbr\u003epast hundred years, average life expectancy in America has nearly doubled, due\u003cbr\u003elargely to scientific and medical advances, but also as a consequence of safer\u003cbr\u003eworking conditions, a heightened awareness of the importance of diet and\u003cbr\u003ehealth, and other factors. Yet while longevity is celebrated as an achievement\u003cbr\u003ein modern civilization, the longer people live, the more likely they are to\u003cbr\u003esuccumb to chronic, terminal illnesses. In 1900, the average life expectancy\u003cbr\u003ewas 47 years, with a majority of American deaths attributed to influenza, tuberculosis,\u003cbr\u003epneumonia, or other diseases. In 2000, the average life expectancy was nearly\u003cbr\u003e80 years, and for too many people, these long lifespans included cancer, heart\u003cbr\u003efailure, Lou Gehrig’s disease, AIDS, or other fatal illnesses, and with them,\u003cbr\u003ecame debilitating pain and the loss of a once-full and often independent\u003cbr\u003elifestyle. In this compelling and provocative book, noted legal scholar Howard\u003cbr\u003eBall poses the pressing question: is it appropriate, legally and ethically, for\u003cbr\u003ea competent individual to have the liberty to decide how and when to die when\u003cbr\u003efaced with a terminal illness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Liberty to Die charts how, the right\u003cbr\u003eof a competent, terminally ill person to die on his or her own terms with the\u003cbr\u003ehelp of a doctor has come deeply embroiled in debates about the relationship\u003cbr\u003ebetween religion, civil liberties, politics, and law in American life.\u003cbr\u003eExploring both the legal rulings and the media frenzies that accompanied the\u003cbr\u003eTerry Schiavo case and others like it, Howard Ball contends that despite raging\u003cbr\u003ebattles in all the states where right to die legislation has been proposed, the\u003cbr\u003eopposition to the right to die is intractable in its stance. Combining\u003cbr\u003econstitutional analysis, legal history, and current events, Ball surveys the\u003cbr\u003econstitutional arguments that have driven the right to die debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howard Ball","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274483020027,"sku":"9780814791042","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d6bd0a58-962a-428c-a8b6-6c3dec26c33e.jpg?v=1771051570","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/at-liberty-to-die-9780814791042","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}