Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws argues that laws aimed at preventing suicide and laws aimed at facilitating it co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws toward people who want to end their lives.
Rational Suicide, Irrational Laws argues that laws aimed at preventing suicide and laws aimed at facilitating it co-exist because they are based on two radically disparate conceptions of the would-be suicide. This is the first book that unifies policies and laws toward people who want to end their lives.
Susan Stefan is the author of four books on law and policy relating to people with psychiatric disabilities and has worked nationally and internationally as a consultant on systems reform issues. She litigated class actions in state and federal court, has served as an expert witness, and was a Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law.
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* Series Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter 1: "Sane" and "Insane" Suicide: The Law of Competence * Chapter 2: The Right to Die, Involuntary Commitment, and the Constitution * Chapter 3: Assisted Suicide in the States * Chapter 4: International Perspectives in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia * Chapter 5: Assisted Suicide and the Medical Profession * Chapter 6: Mental Health Professionals and Suicide * Chapter 7: Types of Suicide * Chapter 8: Discrimination on the Basis of Suicidality * Chapter 9: Prevention and Treatment: Policy and Legal Barriers * Chapter 10: Conclusion: People with Psychiatric Diagnoses and Assisted Suicide * Appendix A: Model Statutes * Appendix B: Survey of People Who Have Attempted Suicide * 1. Survey: Experiences with Suicide * 2. Final Results of Survey * Table of Cases * Bibliography * Author Index * Subject Index
* Series Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction * Chapter 1: "Sane" and "Insane" Suicide: The Law of Competence * Chapter 2: The Right to Die, Involuntary Commitment, and the Constitution * Chapter 3: Assisted Suicide in the States * Chapter 4: International Perspectives in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia * Chapter 5: Assisted Suicide and the Medical Profession * Chapter 6: Mental Health Professionals and Suicide * Chapter 7: Types of Suicide * Chapter 8: Discrimination on the Basis of Suicidality * Chapter 9: Prevention and Treatment: Policy and Legal Barriers * Chapter 10: Conclusion: People with Psychiatric Diagnoses and Assisted Suicide * Appendix A: Model Statutes * Appendix B: Survey of People Who Have Attempted Suicide * 1. Survey: Experiences with Suicide * 2. Final Results of Survey * Table of Cases * Bibliography * Author Index * Subject Index
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