Right to die?

Right to die? Euthanasia, assisted suicide and end-of-life care by John Wyatt

Why not help the terminally ill end their miserable lives? Euthanasia and assisted suicide are the major moral issues of the day, but they have a murky past – as this brilliant short book by Professor Wyatt shows. He explodes the popular myths behind the campaign for “assisted dying” and proposes a better way.

The case for assisted suicide can seem so compelling. Surely it can't be wrong to help desperate people to kill themselves? Don't we have a right to take our own lives in certain circumstances?

There are no trite or easy answers. John Wyatt, a Paediatric consultant and Ethics professor in London, helps us to navigate the arguments with hearts and heads engaged, and above all with our Bibles open. There are practical and compassionate alternatives to assisted suicide, and as many who have gone before us have found, the end of our lives on this earth may turn out to be a strange and wonderful opportunity for growth and internal healing.

Every caring Christian should read this book. It’s a matter of life and death.

John Wyatt, Right To Die? (IVP; ISBN 9781783593866; £8.99) can be obtained through Cornerstone.