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A COMFORTING AND SURPRISING LOOK AT DEATH AND DYING
when is it right to die? joni eareckson tada zondervan by Paulo Sérgio Gomes
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wenty-five years after addressing to the subject for the first time, Joni Eareckson Tada returns to euthanasia as the main focus of this updated edition of When Is It Right to Die?. She felt the need to come back after learning of the tragic case of Nancy Fitzmaurice, a young 12-year old girl from England who, by the court’s order, had her tube feeding taken away. She died fourteen days later… of starvation.
Over the course of the years, especially the most recent ones, Joni has followed closely any story or initiative carried out by “pro-life” activists or those who defend “the
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right to assisted suicide,” as behind it all there is a family just like hers. Despite her paralysis, she has found an answer to make life worthwhile. And that answer is “hope.”
