Should patients suffering from terminal illnesses and unbearable pain be able to make the decision to end their lives? Helping the terminally ill end their lives is illegal in all but five states in the U.S. Here, five stories looking at the right-to-die debate.
Dying With Dignity: A Reading List About the Right-to-Die Debate
Mike Dang | Longreads | July 15, 2014 | words
Dying With Dignity: A Reading List About the Right-to-Die Debate
Should patients suffering from terminal illnesses and unbearable pain be able to make the decision to end their lives? Helping the terminally ill end their lives is illegal in all but five states in the U.S. Here, five stories looking at the right-to-die debate.
1. “Helping Dad Die: A Daughter’s Story.” (Catherine Syer, Financial Times)
In the U.K., Britons with terminal illnesses or incurable diseases have nowhere to go if they want aid in dying. A daughter’s personal story about finding a way to ease her father’s suffering.
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