Guenter Lewy, an award-winning author, wrote this book to provide unbiased information and statistics regarding assisted-suicide with all aspects of the issue. This book is intended for a general audience, as well as doctors and specialists. All of information collected from the countries where physician-assisted suicide is legal was used to write this book. This is a primary source, and it can be used as background information or for specific arguments. There is a chapter specifically describing all aspects of assisted-suicide in the case of a mental illness, which provides statistics, legal cases and rulings, and opinions on the issue, which is useful for the research
