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    When Is It Right to Die?: End-of-Life Questions
    When Is It Right to Die?: End-of-Life Questions
    When Is It Right to Die?: End-of-Life Questions
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    When Is It Right to Die?: End-of-Life Questions

    By Joni Tada

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    What do you do with life's toughest questions? Maybe a parent is terminally ill, or your friend is struggling with cancer. Every human has to face the last great enemy at some point in their lives: death. But when circumstances require you to make that decision early because of extraordinary circumstances or suffering health, what should you do?

    This pamphlet by Joni Eareckson Tada goes into detail about:
    • What to say to someone who is struggling with suicidal thoughts
    • God's plan for your life with a disability
    • What the Bible says about struggling through the tough questions on life and death
    • Artificial Life support
    • And more

    Answers Key Questions About Quality of Life and Human Dignity

    How do you find and apply wisdom from God’s Word when questions arise about end-of-life matters? This practical pamphlet will help you answer the most common questions such as:
    • What does Scripture say about life and death?
    • My life is hell–may I end it?
    • When is artificial life support extraordinary?
    • And more

    Key Features of this Pamphlet
    • Bible-based: Scripture-focused, this pamphlet will guide you through your journey using relevant verses
    • Practical: have practical advice and solutions to help yourself or those you serve
    • Compassionate: this pamphlet was written by an author that has wrestled and made peace with God over chronic pain
    • Easy-to-Understand: avoids complicated theology and boils down biblical principles in an easy-to-read way that you can grasp in minutes! Also includes a list of common terms and their definitions from euthanasia and assisted suicide to quality of life and death with dignity

    About the Author

    Joni Eareckson Tada offers hope to people struggling with health and emotional challenges. After a 1967 diving accident left her a spinal cord-injured quadriplegic, Tada embarked on a lifelong study to make sense of suffering from God’s perspective. Joni Eareckson Tada is now an international advocate for individuals with disabilities, and the founder of the non-profit organization, Joni & Friends.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateFeb 1, 2022
    ISBN9781596366046
    When Is It Right to Die?: End-of-Life Questions

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      Since I may have to make hard decisions about my elderly father, I was thankful for the opportunity to read this book and get some Biblical guidance. (This was written back in 1982.)

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