"A truly thought-provoking and compassionate book about assisted dying, covering some of the real lives and deaths that have been chosen around the world, even as the debate continues. "
Gosh, this is worthwhile and challenging read, both in terms of how it made me feel and how it made me think.
Debut author Paul Brand, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, writes with an assured yet compassionate hand: “In two decades as a journalist, I have never encountered a debate with higher stakes”.
He continues: “Every person I have met and every expert I have interviewed has left me questioning my own view of the politics, ethics and humanity of what has widely become known as assisted dying. What would I want for myself, and what should I want for society”.
This book allows and encourages you to bear witness behind the main debate, to the people directly involved in making decisions about their own death. This is about real people, living real lives, dying real deaths, as well as those coping and not coping with the decisions made by loved ones.
The author also covers the practicalities, the political debate, the complexity and morality, however he doesn’t judge. As he states: “Whether you support or oppose assisted dying, in total half a billion people worldwide now have access to it”, and he gives you the most intimate of access possible.
The assisted dying debate deserves to be fully heard, and this book deserves to be read, so I have chosen it as a LoveReading Star Book. Incredibly thought-provoking, Fight to the Death delivers huge emotional impact and consideration with sensitivity and clarity.
Assisted dying is a question that reaches into the deepest parts of us, sitting at the intersection of medicine, morality and personal liberty. For decades, debates around legalisation have played out across the world, even as people on both sides have suffered, struggling with impossibly complex choices.
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Fascinating and eye-opening - a book that everyone should read.
This is such an important topic and one that's been the subject of recent news and many parliamentary discussions. Death is an inevitability that will happen to all of us, but in my mind, at least, it is one that isn’t talked about anywhere near enough.
Paul Brand has a brilliant way of writing – he goes from discussing the topic in great detail to weaving in real life situations from people he has been with in their final moments. It is definitely an emotional read, but important nonetheless.... Read Full Review
Thoughtful, balanced and surprisingly moving. Brand humanises one of society's most difficult ethical debates, presenting both sides with compassion and nuance. I found the opposing arguments far more compelling than expected.
Paul Brand's Fight to the Death examines one of the most divisive ethical issues of our time: assisted dying. Rather than approaching the subject as a political battle, Brand places people at the heart of the discussion, introducing readers to individuals facing terminal illness, profound suffering, and impossible choices.
What makes the book compelling is its commitment to exploring the debate from multiple perspectives. Brand examines questions of autonomy, compassion, disability rights, mental illness, medical ethics, religion, and law, while also considering concerns about coercion, societal attitudes towards vulnerability, and the potential consequences of legalisation.... Read Full Review
Assisted dying is a question that reaches into the deepest parts of us, sitting at the intersection of medicine, morality and personal liberty. For decades, debates around legalisation have played out across the world, even as people on both sides have suffered, struggling with impossibly complex choices.In Fight to the Death, award-winning journalist Paul Brand explores the lives unfolding behind the headlines, collecting true stories from those who stand on both sides of assisted dying: people living with unrelenting pain who long for autonomy in their final days, and those who have lost someone they love to a decision they could not accept.These narratives are not arguments on either side of a political debate, but lives unfolding - a mother facing the slow erosion of her body, a son believing he made a merciful choice.
Fight to the Death features in the following genres: Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Star Books, Health & Fitness, Cultural policies and debates, Society and Social Sciences, Society and culture: general, Cultural and media studies, Cultural studies, Cultural policies and debates, Family and health, Popular medicine and health, Popular medicine and health: the human body
Hardback. £18.00, down from the £20.00 cover price. In Stock.
Fight to the Death was written by Paul Brand and published by August Books an imprint of Canelo
Fight to the Death has 256 pages
£18.00, reduced from £20.00. In Stock.
