The Horn Book Guide

PSYCHOLOGY

Rebman, Renee C.

Euthanasia and the "Right to Die": A Pro/Con Issue

64 pp. | Enslow | July, 2002 | Library ISBN 0-7660-1816-4 $$19.95

(4) YA Hot Pro/Con Issues series. This lucid and evenhanded if sometimes repetitive look at the divisive subject of doctor-assisted suicide covers both the expected territory--Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Karen Ann Quinlan--and less-trodden ground, including the disability-rights movement's dissent and how good hospice care might alleviate much patient suffering. Color photos of activists on both sides of the issue appear throughout. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram