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'This is perhaps the most important book on the subject of 'assisted dying' that we have yet seen. It combines unmistakeable realism and compassion with acute moral argument and an unsparing analysis of the very disturbing record of various attempts in other countries to control the effects of legislating for physician-assisted death. An absolutely essential read for all concerned with what is probably the sharpest moral and legal question of our time.' The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury There is a view, rapidly gathering support, that it is just, compassionate and moral to allow those facing death to choose both the moment and the method. Surely, the argument goes, it is time our laws were reformed? George Pitcher vehemently disagrees. He believes that such a change in our attitudes to life and death can never be justified socially, culturally, politically, medically or on religious grounds. If we permit euthanasia, we are choosing a world where the right to die is likely to become a duty to die. This is a book about the kind of world we want to live in. 'Proposals to legalise 'assisted dying' assume the existence of a perfect world - a world in which all doctors know their patients well and can assess whether a request for euthanasia stems from firm conviction, rather than from a sense of hopelessness or obligation to others ... Anyone who works, day in and day out, with dying people knows that this idealised picture simply does not reflect reality. 'This is why A Time to Live is such a timely and helpful contribution ...It is an excellent book and I hope it will be widely read.' Baroness Finlay, in her Foreword
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The Revd George Pitcher is an Anglican priest, Religion Editor and columnist at The Daily Telegraph, and a prolific writer and journalist. He has been an award-winning Industrial Editor of The Observer and co-founded the leading communications consultancy Luther Pendragon.
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In this slim volume, we are compelled to believe afresh that there is no reason ever for euthanasia or assisted suicide. This is a pacey and accessible injection of clarity into a muddled world where there's so much complexity and misinformation. This is an easy read. Pitcher doesn't avoid anecdote and yet the tales that he tells don't always completely support the point he makes. Nevertheless, his arguments are well articulated, forcefully made and, for the attention by believers and non-believers equally. Pitcher reaffirms the Christian view that death is part of life: there is a long tradition of the acceptance of suffering.
It was interesting to have some theological arguments expressed - going further than simply writing "from the Christian tradition". Anyone who cares seriously about the issues that Pitcher discusses should read this book. It is current, feisty and intelligent. Wonderfully recommended.
It was interesting to have some theological arguments expressed - going further than simply writing "from the Christian tradition". Anyone who cares seriously about the issues that Pitcher discusses should read this book. It is current, feisty and intelligent. Wonderfully recommended.
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Elegantly and accessibly written, this is an excellent addition to the literature against euthanasia/assisted suicide. Not too right wing, it is decidedly and intelligently Christian in commitment and cogent in its argument. My main criticism would be that the author is too influenced by process theology and open theism. This does not add to the effectiveness of his case. I prefer a theodicy rooted in Reformed theology.
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George Pitcher's book is an easy read. He doesn't avoid anecdote and the tales that he tells don't always completely support the point he makes. Nevertheless, his arguments are well articulated, forcefully made and, although he is an Anglican priest, worthy of attention by believers and non-believers equally. It was interesting to have some theological arguments expressed - going further than simply writing "from the Christian tradition". Anyone who cares seriously about the issues that Pitcher discusses should read this book. It is up to date, feisty and intelligent. Recommended.
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