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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A moving, engrossing treatment of a subject that affects all,
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This review is from: In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America (Hardcover)
A history of the right-to-die in America, Filene has achieved a remarkable balance of the specific and the general, the personal and the objective. His analysis of the interaction between the American focus on the individual and the basic human need to relate to others is fascinating. A book that deals with an experience which we all share and yet must all go through alone, I was brought to tears several times.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Helps readers with hard decisions about a dying loved one.,
By A Customer
This review is from: In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America (Hardcover)
In The Arms of Others is an extremely moving story of people, including the Quinlan family, who have faced agonizing decisions about whether to continue to maintain life support for a comatose loved one. The book gives a clear picture of the laws and medical practices that families deal with...and will provide readers information to help them make up their own minds. The story is gripping as a novel. I found it profoundly stirring, even though I don't have such a life-and-death decision before me now.
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In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-To-Die in America by Peter G. Filene (Paperback - August 20, 1999)
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