Time to Go

Three Plays on Death and Dying with Commentary on End-of-Life Issues

Anne Hunsaker Hawkins, James O. Ballard

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English

University of Pennsylvania Press
29 January 1995

Plays & playscripts; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die; Care of the elderly; Medical ethics & professional conduct

This unusual book presents three prize-winning one-act plays on the hard choices that patients, their families, and their physicians often face at the end of life. The purpose of the volume is to increase awareness and knowledge about advance directives and, beyond that, to facilitate discussion about the many complicated issues surrounding death and dying today.

Each play is followed by critical commentary. The introduction provides lucid and succinct explanation of the human, ethical, and legal contexts for the rights of patients in the United States. The volume includes appendices providing values history and living will declarations, durable power of attorney statements, and resource information.

Edited by: Anne Hunsaker Hawkins, James O. Ballard
Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9780812215199
ISBN 10: 0812215192
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 29 January 1995
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edited by Anne Hunsaker Hawkins and James O. Ballard