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about this book Piercing the emotionalism, fear mongering, and euphemisms that are the standard fare of the assisted suicide movement, Wesley Smith exposes its attempt to strip the sick and disabled of their dignity. Far from a compassionate answer to suffering, assisted suicide is a new form of oppression. Proponents of assisted suicide and euthanasia have achieved more than anyone imagined possible even ten years ago. Assisted suicide laws—which have led to thousands of needless deaths worldwide—are only the beginning. Now, some doctors seek unilaterally to refuse treatment if they decide the patient’s life is “not worth living.” Willing even to tolerate murder, the media commonly portray assisted suicide and euthanasia as necessary and beneficial. Through original reporting, exhaustive research, historical analysis, true stories, and extensive interviews with doctors, ethicists, and activists, Smith makes a compelling case against legalizing assisted suicide and takes a closer look at the truly humane and compassionate alternatives—hospice care for the dying, more effective pain control, independent living for the disabled—that can transform a death wish into a desire to live. Thoroughly revised and updated to keep pace with the advance of the assisted suicide movement, Forced Exit offers chilling evidence of just how powerful and dangerous the death culture in America has become, challenging us to maintain morality in medicine and protect the most vulnerable among us. |