Steven Snodgrass's "Lethal Dose"

Abstract: 4 pages in length. The objective of fictional literature is to entertain a reading audience by stretching the truth beyond reasonable limits; when fiction collides with the truth, however, books like Lethal Dose are the result. Steven Snodgrass's well-received novel about the creation of a euthanasia residency program at an established hospital does reach its objective to entertain, however, the author's primary purpose is to illustrate just how skewed the broad spectrum notion of bioethics can become in a society where a select few have the legal power to kill. No additional sources cited.

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Catagory: Disease, Treatment, & Epidemiology

Subcatagory: Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

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