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Physician-assisted death is legal in four states in the U.S. and in three countries in Europe. In 2012, two court cases involving assisted death have set the stage for new international precedents regarding euthanasia legislation worldwide. In Canada, Gloria Taylor, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease, was granted the right to die via a personal exemption by British Columbia's Supreme Court. Canada's federal government is appealing the decision. In Britain, locked-in patient Tony Nicklinson pleaded his case to Britain's High Court but was denied the right to die despite the tortured nightmare that was his existence. For people who are suffering from a terminal or incurable illness, the option of a peaceful passing is the issue at the forefront of modern society. Assessing the quality of life, and allowing patients who suffer from debilitating pain and dependence on others to gently leave this life, gives people a dignified alternative. Read To Gently Leave This Life to learn what you need to know about end-of-life decisions.

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Elaine Feuer began contemplating end-of-life issues after witnessing her mother's slow and painful death from cancer. To Gently Leave This Life is the perfect reference book for the grassroots activist, legislator, and for people who are dealing with their own or a loved one's terminal illness. It is Elaine's aspiration that medical aid in dying will be approved throughout the U.S., Canada, and in other countries. Whenever possible, people deserve the right to have a gentle and happy death. Elaine wrote the critically acclaimed expose, Innocent Casualties: The FDA's War Against Humanity, which is available with 2012 Updates at http: //www.elainefeuer.com.

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