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Assisted Suicide: Death by “Choice”?
Author:Rita L. Marker, Esq.
Publication Year: 2009
Item Type: Multi-panel pamphlet
Item Number: 0945; en español 0954
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

John Paul II: Dying with Dignity
A summary of Pope John Paul II's teaching about the respect and care due to elderly and dying persons.
Author:Rev. J. Daniel Mindling
Publication Year: 2005
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0542
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Wrong Approach to End of Life Care
Offers a comprehensive overview of medical and legal developments in physician-assisted suicide and pallative care.
Author:F. Michael Gloth, III, M.D.
Publication Year: 2003
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0343
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

False Freedom and the Culture of Death
Examines the false notions of freedom underlying moves to legalize assisted suicide and fetal research using embryonic stem cells.
Author:Richard Doerflinger
Publication Year: 2000
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0001-DOE
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Dying Well, Assisted Suicide, and the Law
Explores the pressures to seek assisted suicide that managed care may impose on persons who are terminally ill or disabled.
Author:M. Cathleen Kaveny
Publication Year: 1999
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9901-KAV
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Killing the Pain, Not the Patient: Palliative Care vs. Assisted Suicide
Pain control, the principles of double effect and assisted suicide vs. pain control are issues discussed in this article.
Author:Richard Doerflinger and Carlos Gomez, M.D., Ph.D.
Publication Year: 1998
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9801-DOE
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Hear My Voice: A Cry for a Truly Compassionate Society
"The current desecration of the word 'compassion' symbolizes a devaluation of the lives of persons with disabilities and serves as societal justification for assisted suicide. Because of this development, persons with disabilities believe quite rightly that their lives are at risk."
Author:Lisa Gigliotti, Esq.
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9701-GIG
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Life at Risk: A Closer Look at Assisted Suicide
Acclaimed March 1997 symposium of international experts at The Catholic University of America. Co-sponsored by the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities and The Catholic University of American's Columbus School of Law.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: Audiocassette, Set of 12
Item Number: 9720
Price: $50 each

Final Blessing
A beautiful and thought-provoking documentary. Examines the spiritual dimensions in the lives of the terminally ill
Author:USCC Catholic Communication Campaign
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: VHS, 52 min.
Item Number: 9724
Price: $29.95 each

The Gift of Life...in the Face of Death
Stories of individuals facing death and their supportive families and friends. Includes messages from Cardinal Joseph Bernardin made shortly before his death from cancer.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 9840
Price: $9/100; $80/1000.

The Quality of Life: Who's to Judge?
This article explores the perverse "quality of life" argument offered to justify assisted suicide and euthanasia for the elderly and disabled.
Author:Richard Doerflinger
Publication Year: 1996
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9601-DOE
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Nutrition and Hydration: Moral and Pastoral Reflections
Moral principles on the protection of human life based on the dignity of the human person, and application of the principles to questions frequently asked about medically assisted nutrition and hydration.
Author:NCCB Committee for Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1992
Item Type: Booklet, 16 pg.
Item Number: 9213
Price: $2.95 each

Statement on the Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
Public policy on matters of life and death should be based on a positive attitude toward disabled and terminally ill patients, who have a right to live with dignity and with reasonable care until the moment of death.
Author:NCCB Committee for Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1986
Item Type: Booklet, 10 pg.
Item Number: 8611
Price: 60¢ each

Guidelines for Legislation on Life-Sustaining Treatment
Clarifies rights and responsibilities of care givers with regard to life-sustaining treatments.
Author:NCCB Committee for Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1984
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 8411
Price: 60¢ each

Care for Suffering and Dying Persons
How does the church interpret the new awareness of death and dying in light of the Gospel? This question is addressed under four headings; 1) the gospel view of suffering and death, 2) the problem of determining death, 3) appropriate care of suffering and dying persons, and 4) the role of law in relation to death and dying.
Author:Rev. Donald G. McCarthy
Publication Year: 1978
Item Type: Booklet, 32 pg.
Item Number: 7805
Price: $1 each

The Duty to Preserve Life
A concise statement by Father John Connery, S.J., on the legal, medical, moral, theological, and pastoral aspects of death and dying.
Author:Fr. John Connery, S.J.
Publication Year: 1977
Item Type: Leaflet
Item Number: 7711
Price: 1-99 copies, 7¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 6¢ each