Kathleen M Foley

The Case against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care Kathleen M Foley

Marc Notes: Originally published in hardback: 2002.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-364) and index. Review Quotes: "A major contribution to our understanding of the practice, theory, and limitations of assisted suicide and euthanasia in seriously ill patients. The book is superbly written and intellectually challenging. I am convinced that it will become standard reading for all -- whether advocates or opponents of assisted suicide -- who want to think more deeply and learn more about what we need to do to improve end-of-life care." -- The LancetReview Quotes: "Foley, Hendin, and their contributors have produced a truly outstanding resource." -- Cambridge Law JournalReview Quotes: "The book is timely and important in the life and death debate that is of personal relevance to us all." -- Review of Disability StudiesReview Quotes: "The writing is of uniformly high quality, and the book achieves stylistic consistency while still reflecting an individual voice in each chapter. The book is sorely needed." -- Jeffrey M. Lyness, New England Journal of MedicineReview Quotes: "Brings together some well known and respected players in the debate, whose contributions lend considerable weight to the case... A thought-provoking and comprehensive look at the case against assisted suicide." -- Bulletin of Medical EthicsReview Quotes: "This excellent book will be a valuable resource for anybody interested in the delivery of better end-of-life care, whether they are clinicians, ethicists, or health care policymakerrs." -- International Association for Hospice and Palliative CareReview Quotes: "The methods of palliative care, or comfort care, have in the past few decades reached a level of effectiveness such that suffering thought at first to be intractable can almost always be relieved. And this is the ultimate message of this vastly important book that now makes its timely appearance." -- Sherwin B. Nuland, M. D., New RepublicReview Quotes: "Provides a comprehensive, persuasively argued case against assisted suicide." -- Tony O'Brien, MetapsychologyReview Quotes:"Foley, Hendin, and their contributors have produced a truly outstanding resource." -- Cambridge Law JournalReview Quotes:"Provides a comprehensive, persuasively argued case against assisted suicide." -- Tony O'Brien, MetapsychologyReview Quotes:"The book is timely and important in the life and death debate that is of personal relevance to us all." -- Review of Disability StudiesReview Quotes:"The writing is of uniformly high quality, and the book achieves stylistic consistency while still reflecting an individual voice in each chapter. The book is sorely needed." -- Jeffrey M. Lyness, New England Journal of MedicineReview Quotes:"Brings together some well known and respected players in the debate, whose contributions lend considerable weight to the case... A thought-provoking and comprehensive look at the case against assisted suicide." -- Bulletin of Medical EthicsReview Quotes:"This excellent book will be a valuable resource for anybody interested in the delivery of better end-of-life care, whether they are clinicians, ethicists, or health care policymakerrs." -- International Association for Hospice and Palliative CareReview Quotes:"The methods of palliative care, or comfort care, have in the past few decades reached a level of effectiveness such that suffering thought at first to be intractable can almost always be relieved. And this is the ultimate message of this vastly important book that now makes its timely appearance." -- Sherwin B. Nuland, M. D., New RepublicReview Quotes:"A major contribution to our understanding of the practice, theory, and limitations of assisted suicide and euthanasia in seriously ill patients. The book is superbly written and intellectually challenging. I am convinced that it will become standard reading for all -- whether advocates or opponents of assisted suicide -- who want to think more deeply and learn more about what we need to do to improve end-of-life care." -- The LancetReview Quotes: Provides a comprehensive, persuasively argued case against assisted suicide.--Tony O'Brien "Metapsychology "Review Quotes: The methods of palliative care, or comfort care, have in the past few decades reached a level of effectiveness such that suffering thought at first to be intractable can almost always be relieved. And this is the ultimate message of this vastly important book that now makes its timely appearance.--Sherwin B. Nuland, M. D. "New Republic "Review Quotes: The writing is of uniformly high quality, and the book achieves stylistic consistency while still reflecting an individual voice in each chapter. The book is sorely needed.--Jeffrey M. Lyness "New England Journal of Medicine "Biographical Note: Kathleen Foley, M. D., is professor of neurology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and director of the Project on Death in America of the Open Society Institute and Soros Foundation. Herbert Hendin, M. D., is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at New York Medical College and medical director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Publisher Marketing: In "The Case against Assisted Suicide: For the Right to End-of-Life Care," Dr. Kathleen Foley and Dr. Herbert Hendin uncover why pleas for patient autonomy and compassion, often used in favor of legalizing euthanasia, do not advance or protect the rights of terminally ill patients. Incisive essays by authorities in the fields of medicine, law, and bioethics draw on studies done in the Netherlands, Oregon, and Australia by the editors and contributors that show the dangers that legalization of assisted suicide would pose to the most vulnerable patients. Thoughtful and persuasive, this book urges the medical profession to improve palliative care and develop a more humane response to the complex issues facing those who are terminally ill.

Contributor Bio:  Foley, Kathleen M Kathleen M. Foley, M. D., is an attending neurologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a professor of neurology, neuroscience, and clinical pharmacology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Anthony Back, M. D., is an associate professor at the University of Washington and an affiliate member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Eduardo Bruera, M. D., is a professor of medicine and the F. T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Nessa Coyle, Ph. D., F. A. A. N., is the director of the Supportive Care Program of the Pain and Palliative Care Service, department of neurology, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Matthew J. Loscalzo, M. S. W., is the director of patient and family support services at the Rebecca and John Moore University of California San Diego Cancer Center and is on staff at the UCSD Medical School. John L. Shuster Jr., M. D., is a research physician at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center and teaches at the University of Alabama. Bonnie Teschendorf, Ph. D., is the director of quality of life science at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta. Jamie H. Von Roenn, M. D., is a professor of medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and is in the hematology/oncology division at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chicago. Contributor Bio:  Hendin, Herbert, MD Herbert Hendin, M. D., is executive director of the American Suicide Foundation and professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College. He lives in New York.