Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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2020., New York Times Educational Pub. ; In association with The Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 362.28 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The debate over the ethics of assisted suicide has raged for the better part of a century. From Dr. Jack Kevorkian's controversial practices to international euthanasia laws, there is nothing easy about the decision to end a life. The articles in this book speak to the legal battles, the historical context, and the personal stories that shed light on the various perspectives and conflicts that go into understanding the current state and future of assisted suicide. Media literacy questions and terms will engage readers and aid them in considering the many facets of this complicated issue"--Provided by the publisher.
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c2009., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A high school diving champion develops bone cancer in this story told from the points of view of the diver, his best friend, his sister, and his girlfriend.
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c2009., Delacorte Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A high school diving champion develops bone cancer in this story told from the points of view of the diver, his best friend, his sister, and his girlfriend.
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-- Euthanasia2005., Greenhaven Press Call No: 179.7 HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: Contains eleven essays in which the authors debate issues regarding the ethics of euthanasia, discussing active and passive euthanasia, suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and other topics.
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2005., Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale Call No: 179.7 MED Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The history of issuesSummary Note: Contains nineteen essays that examine issues related to euthanasia, looking at euthanasia and suicide in ancient and modern times, examining related legal battles, and providing opposing viewpoints on the ethics of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
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2005., Greenhaven Press Call No: 179.7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The history of issues
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By Yount, Lisac2001, Lucent Books Call No: 179.7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Lucent overview seriesSummary Note: Discusses all forms of assisted death, including physician-assisted suicide, and the medical, legal, and ethical controversies surrounding euthanasia.
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c2010., Dial Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fifteen-year-old Grace, having turned her back on religion when her father left, now finds herself praying for help with her home and love life, and especially with whether she should help a beloved elderly friend die with dignity.
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2015., Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: [Fic] Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Japan, teen Abe Sora, who is afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) finds friends online and elicits their help to end his suffering.
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2004., Adolescent, Speak Call No: Historical fiction FIC CHAMBERS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Alternates between two stories -- comtemporarily, seventeen-year-old Jacob visits a daunting Amsterdam at the request of his English grandmother--and historically, nineteen-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British soldiers' attempts to liberate Holland from its German occupation.
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2002, c1999., Dutton Children's Books Call No: HISTORICAL F CHA Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Alternates between two stories--comtemporarily, seventeen-year-old Jacob visits a daunting Amsterdam at the request of his English grandmother--and historically, nineteen-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British soldiers's attempts to liberate Holland from its German occupation.
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2006., Greenhaven Press Call No: 179.7 BEC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Contains twenty-four articles that provide varying perspectives on issues related to death, debating the ethics of abortion, the need for the death penalty. factors that contribute to teen suicide, and whether physician-assisted suicide should be condoned.
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2005., Greenhaven Press : Thomson Gale Call No: 179.7 NAK Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Presents various articles which discuss how care of the terminally ill can be improved, how their physical and emotional pain should be addressed, the morality of physicians aiding in the deaths of terminally ill patients, and the right of the terminally ill to die.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Ink Yard Press Call No: TEEN FIC DAV Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "For Indigo Phillips, life has always been about basking in the shadow of her identical twin, Violet--the perfectly dressed, gentle, popular sister. The only problem the girls had in their lives was the occasional chaos that came with being part of the Phillips family brood. But when Violet becomes terminally ill and plans to die on her own terms via medically assisted death, Indigo spirals into desperation in her efforts to cope. That's when she begins to hear a mysterious voice--a voice claiming to be God. The Voice insists that if she takes Violet to a remote rock formation in the Arizona desert, her sister will live. Incredibly, Violet agrees to go--if their dysfunctional family tags along for the ride. With all nine members stuffed into a wonky old paratransit bus, . . . Indigo must find a way to face insecurities she's spent a lifetime masking and step up to lead the trip. As she deals with outrageous mishaps, strange lodgings and even stranger folks along the way, Indigo will figure out how to come to terms with her sister, her family...and the voice in her head"--Provided by publisher.
