The day I die : the untold story of assisted dying in America
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022].
Physical Desc
297 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Spanish Springs Library - Adult Nonfiction
364.1523 HANNIG 2022
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364.1523 HANNIG 2022
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes reading group guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297).
Description
"The Day I Die is a major work of nonfiction that tackles the one issue we'll all eventually come to face-our final days, hours, and minutes. With clarity and empathy, award-winning anthropologist Anita Hannig uncovers the stigma against the practice of assisted dying, untangles the legalities and logistics of pursuing an assisted death in America today, and profiles the dedicated advocates and medical personnel involved. In intimate, lyrical detail, Hannig explains why someone might choose an assisted death and how that decision impacts their loved ones. In a time when nearly 80 percent of Americans die in hospitals and nursing homes, medical assistance in dying could transform the way we die for the better, allowing more people to define the terms of their own death"--,Provided by publisher.
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"An intimate investigation of assisted dying in America and what it means to determine the end of our lives. In this groundbreaking book, award-winning cultural anthropologist Anita Hannig brings us into the lives of ordinary Americans who go to extraordinary lengths to set the terms of their own death. Faced with a terminal diagnosis and unbearable suffering, they decide to seek medical assistance in dying―a legal option now available to one in five Americans. Drawing on five years of research on the frontlines of assisted dying, Hannig unearths the uniquely personal narratives masked by a polarized national debate. Among them are Ken, an irreverent ninety-year-old blues musician who invites his family to his death, dons his best clothes, and goes out singing; Derianna, a retired nurse and midwife who treks through Oregon and Washington to guide dying patients across life's threshold; and Bruce, a scrappy activist with Parkinson's disease who fights to expand access to the law, not knowing he would soon, in an unexpected twist of fate, become eligible himself. Lyrical and lucid, sensitive but never sentimental, The Day I Die tackles one of the most urgent social issues of our time: how to restore dignity and meaning to the dying process in the age of high-tech medicine. Meticulously researched and compassionately rendered, the book exposes the tight legal restrictions, frustrating barriers to access, and corrosive cultural stigma that can undermine someone's quest for an assisted death―and why they persist in achieving the departure they desire. The Day I Die will transform the way we think about agency and closure in the face of death. Its colorful characters remind us what we all stand to gain when we confront the hard―and yet ultimately liberating―truth of our mortality."--,Provided by amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hannig, A. (2022). The day I die: the untold story of assisted dying in America . Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hannig, Anita. 2022. The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America. Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hannig, Anita. The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America Sourcebooks, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hannig, Anita. The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America Sourcebooks, 2022.
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