A Merciful End

A Merciful End
Author: Ian Dowbiggin
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2003-01-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0198035152

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While it may seem that debates over euthanasia began with Jack Kervorkian, the practice of mercy killing extends back to Ancient Greece and beyond. In America, the debate has raged for well over a century. Now, in A Merciful End, Ian Dowbiggin offers the first full-scale historical account of one of the most controversial reform movements in America. Drawing on unprecedented access to the archives of the Euthanasia Society of America, interviews with important figures in the movement today, and flashpoint cases such as the tragic fate of Karen Ann Quinlan, Dowbiggin tells the dramatic story of the men and women who struggled throughout the twentieth century to change the nation's attitude--and its laws--regarding mercy killing. In tracing the history of the euthanasia movement, he documents its intersection with other progressive social causes: women's suffrage, birth control, abortion rights, as well as its uneasy pre-WWII alliance with eugenics. Such links brought euthanasia activists into fierce conflict with Judeo-Christian institutions who worried that "the right to die" might become a "duty to die." Indeed, Dowbiggin argues that by joining a sometimes overzealous quest to maximize human freedom with a desire to "improve" society, the euthanasia movement has been dogged by the fear that mercy killing could be extended to persons with disabilities, handicapped newborns, unconscious geriatric patients, lifelong criminals, and even the poor. Justified or not, such fears have stalled the movement, as more and more Americans now prefer better end-of-life care than wholesale changes in euthanasia laws. For anyone trying to decide whether euthanasia offers a humane alternative to prolonged suffering or violates the "sanctity of life," A Merciful End provides fascinating and much-needed historical context.

A Merciful End

A Merciful End
Author: Ian Robert Dowbiggin
Publsiher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780195154436

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Peeling back the lid on the controversies surrounding mercy killing in the U.S., this full history of the nation's euthanasia movement retraces the history of this recent and controversial ideology.

The Merciful Crow

The Merciful Crow
Author: Margaret Owen
Publsiher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781250191939

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A Tor.com Best of 2019 Pick A 2020 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick Debut author Margaret Owen crafts a powerful saga of vengeance, survival, and sacrifice—perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake—in The Merciful Crow. "Packed to the teeth with fresh worldbuilding and righteous fury...It's a ride that is wildly fun."—Emily A. Duncan, New York Times-bestselling author of Wicked Saints "Rich, harrowing, and unafraid to tackle discrimination—perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tomi Adeyemi."—Kirkus, Starred Review One way or another, we always feed the crows. A future chieftain Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they’re called to collect royal dead, she’s hoping they’ll find the payout of a lifetime. A fugitive prince When Crown Prince Jasimir turns out to have faked his death, Fie’s ready to cut her losses—and perhaps his throat. But he offers a wager that she can’t refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he’ll protect the Crows when he reigns. A too-cunning bodyguard Hawk warrior Tavin has always put Jas’s life before his, magically assuming the prince’s appearance and shadowing his every step. But what happens when Tavin begins to want something to call his own?

A Merciful End

A Merciful End
Author: Ian Robert Dowbiggin
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Euthanasia
ISBN: 0197707602

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Ian Dowbiggin tells the dramatic story of those reformers who struggled throughout the 20th century to change the nation's attitudes towards mercy-killing and assisted suicide.

The Faithless Hawk

The Faithless Hawk
Author: Margaret Owen
Publsiher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781250191953

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Kings become outcasts and lovers become foes in The Faithless Hawk, the thrilling sequel to Margaret Owen's The Merciful Crow. As the new chieftain of the Crows, Fie knows better than to expect a royal to keep his word. Still she’s hopeful that Prince Jasimir will fulfill his oath to protect her fellow Crows. But then black smoke fills the sky, signaling the death of King Surimir and the beginning of Queen Rhusana's merciless bid for the throne. With the witch queen using the deadly plague to unite the nation of Sabor against Crows—and add numbers to her monstrous army—Fie and her band are forced to go into hiding, leaving the country to be ravaged by the plague. However, they’re all running out of time before the Crows starve in exile and Sabor is lost forever. A desperate Fie calls on old allies to help take Rhusana down from within her own walls. But inside the royal palace, the only difference between a conqueror and a thief is an army. To survive, Fie must unravel not only Rhusana’s plot, but ancient secrets of the Crows—secrets that could save her people, or set the world ablaze.

The Contemporary Review

The Contemporary Review
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 1110
Release: 1887
Genre: Literature
ISBN: STANFORD:36105005722504

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Author: John Carroll Power
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1889
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: HARVARD:32044105503460

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The United Service

The United Service
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 690
Release: 1892
Genre: Military art and science
ISBN: UOM:39015076638587

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