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CONTENTS Introduction CAN DEATH BE SHAPED TO OUR OWN ENDS? 11 Chapter I THE FIRST ILLUSION: MASTERING OUR MEDICAL CHOICES 23 Chapter 2 STRIPPING DEATH BARE: THE RECOVERYOF NATURE 57 Chapter 3 THE LAST ILLUSION: REGULATING EUTHANASIA 91 Chapter 4 LIVING WITH THE MORTAL SELF 120 Chapter 5 NATURE, DEATH, ANDMEANING: SHAPING OUR END 156 Chapter 6 PURSUING A PEACEFULDEATH 209 Chapter 7 WATCHING AND WAITING 220 NOTES 232 INDEX 247 This page intentionally left blank ...

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