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Ethics of Suicide Intervention: Two Personal Statements (IN: Suicide, Assessment and Intervention, ed. by C L Hatton and S M Valente)
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Every caregiver must take the lonely journey through a confusing jungle of options in order to find the personal values, personal positions, & personal ethics by which to live & work. In this soul-searching struggle for realization each individual considers the right to die, the right to prevent suicide, & the right to help or interfere in any way in the lives of others. Two suicidologists share their efforts in dealing with these issues as caregivers.