Suicide

Ch. 1: Is Suicide Immoral?

Yes: Suicide is Immoral: Palestinian Suicide Bombers are Immoral / Robert Tracinksi

Christians Believe in the Sanctity of Life / Christianity Today

Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking Raises Moral Issues for Doctors / Lynn A. Jansen

No: Suicide is Not Immoral: Suicide Bombers Are Moral Martyrs / Margaret P. Battin

Individual Rights Come Before Religion / Thomas A. Bowden

Catholic Morality Allows Withholding Artificial Nutrition and Hydration / James F. Drane

Ch. 2: What are the Causes of Suicide?: Attempted Suicide can be a Lucrative Economic Decision / Charles Duhigg

Gun Availability Can Lead to Suicide / David Hemenway

Social Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Contributes to Suicides Among Black Professionals / Keisha Gaye Anderson

Suicide As Fad Among Teenagers / Vanessa Grigoriadis

Suicide by Pesticides is Common in Developing Countries / David Gunnell and Michael Eddleston

Many Women Suicide Bombers Are Victims of Sexual Abuse / Mia Bloom

Antidepressants Can Result in Suicide / Angela Bischoff

Ch. 3: Should Physicians Help Terminally Ill Patients Commit Suicide?

Yes: The Terminally Ill Have a Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide: All Lives Do Not Have Equal Worth / Eric Cohen and Leon R. Kass

The Phrase 'Culture of Life' is Meaningless / Anna Quindlen

Terri Schiavo Has Become a Symbolic Martyr for Christianists / Hendrik Hertzberg

The Legality of Oregon's Physician Assisted Suicide law is a Victory for Patients and Doctors / Mark Taylor

No: Physicians Should Not Help Terminally Ill Patients Commit Suicide

Democrats Have Become the Party of Euthanasia / Ramesh Ponnuru

The Right-To-Die Movement Supports Death on Demand / Wesley J. Smith

The Lives of the Disabled Are Worth Living / Ron Amundson and Gayle Taira

Ch. 4: How Can Suicide Be Prevented?: Youth Suicide Among Native Americans can be Reduced with More Federal Help / Cynthia Lindquist-Mala

Suicide is Preventable if Treated as a Public Health Problem / Christopher Conte

Classroom Discussion Can Help Identify Adolescents Who are Suicidal / Douglas Fisher

The Suicide Rates of Sexual Minorities Need to be Fully Researched / Ric Kasini Kadour

TeenScreen Is An Effective Teen Suicide Prevention Program / Arline Kaplan

Collegiate Suicide Prevention Programs May Increase the Number of Suicides / Thomas Szasz.