Death and Dignity: Making Choices and Taking Charge

by Timothy E. Quill

Addressing the options of terminally ill people, a doctor, who helped a dying patient commit suicide, offers advice to help patients and families deal with these very personal decisions and shares examples from his practice and from letters that he has received.

Genres: Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published March 7, 1994

Reviews

[Karrie McMillan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everyone should read this - important book about the end of life and the choices you should have about how to live and end it.

[Anna]

Quill’s explanation of his views on what should be a “good death,” and what we can do to help people die “good deaths.” I liked it more than I thought I would, because Quill is in some ways quite reasonable and relates many case studies. I still don’t always agree with him, though.