Ed i t o r ' s p i c k
A COMFORTING AND SURPRISING LOOK AT DEATH AND DYING
when is it
right to die?
joni eareckson tada
zondervan
by Paulo Sérgio Gomes
T
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.”