Dignity And Dying A Christian Appraisal (horizons In Bioethics Series) [Paperback]

Twenty leading experts in the bioethics debate here engage, from a Christian perspective, matters of dignity and dying. These essays discuss the experience of dying; examine the concepts of autonomy, death, suffering, and faithfulness; analyze four of the most pressing end-of-life challenges  forgoing treatment, medical futility, defining of death, and assisted suicide/euthanasia  and explore alternatives to the premature ending of life.