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The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die by Katie Engelhart

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jomack's review

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

eatwritereadrepeat's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

Best argument for the cause I’ve seen yet

Very interesting investigation into MAID - Medical Assistance in Dying - which some called “physician assisted suicide.” The author describes the practices in several countries and a few American states - notably Canada, the Netherlands, and Switzerland- through the stories of six people, starting with the most ethically “clear cut” and moving to the more controversial with each case.

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5.0

This is a tough read, and it will not be for everyone. However, I think it is a very important topic--especially as the baby boomer generation ages. I think the option for death with dignity will appeal to some people.

This is a topic I've been very interested in for a long time. Oregon passed the law in the 90s and I always wondered about it. Especially after watching two relatives die a very very slow, painful, undignified death. After watching that happen for years, I wondered if there was a better way. Even as a teen I thought about quality of life. Those were not "quality" years for my relatives with horrific degenerative diseases.

The book is difficult to read, but thought-provoking. The stories are the most intimate: stories about people's decisions for the end, how they planned it, how they did it, who helped, why they did it, etc. It's an emotional but important read.