The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America
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- Author：Anita Hannig
- ISBN：1728244919
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Reviews
Meredith
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The Day I Die is an extremely intimate and vulnerable look into why one may elect to end one’s own life via a medically assisted death。 Through her evidently extensive research， Hannig brings life to policy and communicates the value in emically understanding those directly impacted by medically assisted death legislation。 In her beautiful prose， Hannig paints a vivid picture of each of her informants’ experiences with insufferable pain， in both the physical sense for her informants with termina The Day I Die is an extremely intimate and vulnerable look into why one may elect to end one’s own life via a medically assisted death。 Through her evidently extensive research， Hannig brings life to policy and communicates the value in emically understanding those directly impacted by medically assisted death legislation。 In her beautiful prose， Hannig paints a vivid picture of each of her informants’ experiences with insufferable pain， in both the physical sense for her informants with terminal diagnoses and in the psychological sense for the grief suffered by individuals closest to those opting to have a medically assisted death （family， friends， partners， etc。）。 Hannig’s ability to redefine care helps readers acknowledge any personal discomfort with death and dying and illuminates our societal obsession with extending life without limit。 The accessible language allows any individual， those with preconceived notions about medically assisted death， or those who are first being introduced to the subject through Hannig’s book， to learn about this contested topic。 I would recommend this book to anyone as the humanity conveyed on each and every page will indelibly impact all readers。 。。。more
Kemlo
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An extraordinary and important book。 Highly recommend。
Melissa Allen
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Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。I absolutely loved this book。 Dying is not a comfortable topic， but it is a necessary discussion。 So often we only focus on living and how we wish to accomplish things during our life but neglect to discuss what we would like our end to look like。 Anita Hannig does an excellent job easing the unease that most would feel when discussing a topic such as medical aid in dying。 There were points in this book where I cried Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。I absolutely loved this book。 Dying is not a comfortable topic， but it is a necessary discussion。 So often we only focus on living and how we wish to accomplish things during our life but neglect to discuss what we would like our end to look like。 Anita Hannig does an excellent job easing the unease that most would feel when discussing a topic such as medical aid in dying。 There were points in this book where I cried， where I had to sit and stare into the distance for a minute to process my own feelings， and where I felt utterly heartbroken。 I will make it no secret， I support medical aid in dying- we spend our whole lives protecting autonomy until we get to the topic of dying and then we are no longer allowed to make our own decisions。 This has never sat well with me。 Who am I to make someone suffer longer than they wish to？ I think Anita does an excellent job showing the entirety of the death with dignity movement and its opposition。 I also love the plethora of sources she included in her work for those who are interested in further reading。 。。。more
Sarah
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Death is never an easy subject to discuss， especially in the United States where it’s become somewhat taboo。 With the advance of life extending medical procedures we’ve seen the decline of home deaths， and now many imagine death to be something that happens mostly in medical facilities。 Hanning has taken her skills as an anthropologist and used them to give an intimate look into how people with terminal illnesses are taking control of the ends of their lives with medically assisted death。In the Death is never an easy subject to discuss， especially in the United States where it’s become somewhat taboo。 With the advance of life extending medical procedures we’ve seen the decline of home deaths， and now many imagine death to be something that happens mostly in medical facilities。 Hanning has taken her skills as an anthropologist and used them to give an intimate look into how people with terminal illnesses are taking control of the ends of their lives with medically assisted death。In the most respectful way possible we are introduced to a variety of people with terminal illnesses and their families， as well as physicians and volunteers who give them aid， and get to see how they navigate the process to procure medically assisted death in states where it’s been legalized。 The process is lengthy， with waiting periods and very specific requirements for those who are eligible， but there are still many opponents that don’t believe it should be legal regardless of what safeguards are put in place。 As we follow each terminally-ill person’s story we get a glimpse at how having the option to cease prolonged suffering on their own terms can dramatically improve the quality of their end of life and how the grief of loved ones who were participants in the process was effected。I think most people would benefit from reading this book。 Due to the subject matter it may be difficult to read， but opening up the discussions around death is helpful for everyone regardless of their age and any prognoses。Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Ruth
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