By James M. Hoefler, with Brian E. Kamoie. 291 pp. Boulder, Colo., Westview Press, 1994. $55 (cloth); $16.95 (paper). ISBN 0-8133-1701-0 (cloth); 0-8133-1702-9 (paper).
In the wake of the recent electoral results in the state ofOregon — where voters approved a referendum that decriminalizedphysician-assisted suicide under specific circumstances —Deathright is a timely addition to the debate on the ethicsand politics of the movement in support of physician-assistedsuicide and euthanasia. James Hoefler, a professor of politicalscience at Dickinson College, and his research assistant, BrianKamoie, provide a sweeping overview of events in the past 15to 20 years that relate to what has become an increasingly bitterand controversial issue in medicine, law, and ethics. Specifically,they ask under . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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