Time to Die
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Time to Die
By (Author) Rodney Syme
Melbourne University Press
Melbourne University Press
27th February 2017
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
179.7
Physical Properties
Paperback
205
Width 153mm, Height 233mm, Spine 17mm
278g
Description
Medical science now allows us to live longer than ever before. So living with pain and dying well have become major concerns for the general community, health practitioners, church groups and politicians. Should these issues be decided in private by individuals or must we legislate ethical guidelines Rodney Syme has been an advocate for medically assisted dying for more than twenty years. In Time to Die he reflects on those living and dying in pain and shares their stories. Syme makes a powerful case for extending the right to die to those whose suffering is unbearable.
Author Bio
Rodney Syme became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1964. He has been president of Dying With Dignity Victoria for ten years. His book A Good Death (MUP, 2008) described some of his experiences in providing advice and medication to relieve suffering at the end of life.
