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Contrary to popular opinion, terminally ill patients generally want to discuss their situation with someone. Even faith in the Resurrection does not remove the grim reality of death The dying therefore should be lead to acceptance of their death. But then, we do not always look at this human event through the eyes of faith. So often we search instead for natural causes and human reasons to explain the event that shape our lives. We are inclined to measure events more by their impact and relevance here and bow, rather than in terms of eternity and immortality. Purposely then, this book helps people understand: how decisions affecting life and death should be made in terms of the Gospel and Christian moral principles; hoe the dying patient and his or her family might be assisted by the medical and nursing professions; and: how respect for life should be protected by the law. Assembled here is scientific and legal information that can be of help in facing the mystery of death and the moral decisions that surround it. Through a series of essays, the book provides competent medical understanding of the problems of death and dying, describes the reasons for legal prohibitions of euthanasia, and clarifies moral and ethical principles. Death, Dying and the Law should prove to be valuable in meeting and dealing with these sensitive situations. - Back cover.