Who's Right? (Whose Right?) : Seeking Answers and Dignity in the Debate over Right to Die

One way to get an argument going is to bring up freedom of choice.

Want the argument to get out of hand -- bring up right to die and assisted suicide.

The debate isn't new; its been going on for centuries.

Robert Horn has edited a truly objective look at the issues surrounding right to die and assisted suicide.

Horn, a 13-year veteran of Lou Gerhig's Disease, contemplated suicide in the early days of his illness, but through a deep involvement with his family and much reading and discussion with others, decided that he would elect 'life' over death. "Who's Right? (Whose Right?.)" presents the intimate stories of nine individuals who had to face terminal illness, life-threatening situations, and severe, debilitating chronic pain.

Each person tells their story and reveals a personal philosophy on the issues surrounding choice and assisted suicide.

In-and-around these personal interviews and stories are commentaries by Dr. C. Everett Koop (former U.S. Surgeon General and CEO of www.drkoop.com), Derek Humphry (best-selling author of Final Exit, a pro-euthanasia book), the legal arm of the American Medical Association, the lobbying arm of the Right to Life Society of Michigan, theologians, ethicists, psychologists, physicians, attorneys, and educators.

A full appendix offers readers names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and Web sites of organizations, associations and societies, self-help groups, and key individuals in the debate.

There are legal references, forms for creating a living will and other documents, and segments of state laws and an exhaustive bibliography of recent publications on both sides of the issues.

The dream of one man, Bob Horn, comes tolife in this lively and challenging book.

Bob has chosen life, but he also realizes that others have made a choice to end their lives, while others are still in search of their own personal answer.

Horn's hope is that this book may be one tool in the construction of that answer.