{"product_id":"book-12r5","title":"Choosing One's Best Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this 2025 conversation with Justine Willis Toms, Lonny Shavelson, M.D., a national leader in medical aid in dying, reframes it as compassionate end-of-life care rooted in honest conversation, emotional support, and patient choice. He dispels myths equating it with suicide, explains safeguards against coercion, and highlights the importance of multidisciplinary, whole-person care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Shavelson is a California physician best known as a national leader in medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. Dr Shavelson worked for nearly three decades as an emergency department physician in Berkeley, California, and later served as a primary care doctor in a clinic for immigrants and refugees. He's a founder and Board Chair of the Academy of Medical Aid-In-Dying, where he helps develop best practices, clinician education, and policy in this emerging field. He has also consulted widely with hospitals, ethics committees, and state efforts to implement aid-in-dying laws. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Chosen Death \u003c\/em\u003e(Simon \u0026amp; Schuster 1995) and \u003cem\u003eMedical Aid In Dying: A Guide For Patients And Their Supporters\u003c\/em\u003e (American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50571427774768,"sku":"BD12r5","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/12r5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776357873","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-12r5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}