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Dying with Dignity “Dying with Dignity” Understanding Euthanasia By: Derek Humphry I found that this book “Dying with Dignity” by Derek Humphry, dealt with euthanasia in a very straightforward manner. The subject is a touchy one and Humphry is not afraid to use the word "suicide". What I particularly liked was the fact that he was not trying to convert people to his point-of-view, he just presented the facts and allowed the reader to make choices for themselves. The author also discussed making choices for family members who have lost the ability to make choices for themselves. As part of the author's efforts to help readers put euthanasia in perspective, he also provided statistics so that the reader could compare their own opinions to how others feel about the various aspects of euthanasia. Euthanasia is just another word for “mercy killing” as some people put it but it also means good death. I look at it as more of a good death if it is performed with the right procedures and if a person has a legitimate reason to be put to death but many people would not agree with me that it should be legal. There are several categories of euthanasia but in general they euthanasia, person, should, right, suicide, people, death, end, die, others, medical, good, believe, another, themselves, suffering, put, patient, pain, own, one, life, just, humphry, help, feel, assisted, allowed, voluntary, think, several, say, provided, physician, person’s, patients, must, means, manner, individual, however, family, dying, doctors, considered, choices, being, been, because, agree