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1997: Anne Mullens, Timely Death
Description
Euthanasia, mercy killing, and the right to die with dignity are among the hotly debated issues considered in this book by Victoria journalist Anne Mullens, formerly the science and medicine specialist at the Vancouver Sun. At the outset, Mullens had to overcome her aversion to the topic, her
feeling that death should not be stared at. For her, the fork in the road was a call from the director of the Victoria-based Right to Die Society. John Hofsess, who was representing Sue Rodriguez at the time, offered Mullens the first print interview about the case. She saw the opportunity as “a great story of mythological proportions,” and so it proved to be.
Judges' Comments
Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights, by Anne Mullens informs us, moves us emotionally to greater sympathy with other people, and helps us to think our way to our own decision This is a well-researched and comprehensive book, written with compassion and clarity. Debate over euthanasia is growing at a time when twentieth-century medicine can keep us alive long past the point when life has any meaning.
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- Publisher: Vintage Canada
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