Sandra Martin has written a courageous, necessary book that provides us with naked glimpses of the messy realities and enormous challenges--medical, familial, societal, political--in providing appropriate end-of-life care, up to and including physician-assisted death. There are no bromides here. But there is a powerful, penetrating message: A good death should be considered a human right, and how we die the final choice each of us makes in life. - André Picard, health columnist, The Globe and Mail and author of The Gift of Death: Confronting Canada's Tainted Blood Tragedy A timely & deeply felt account of assisted dying: the histories, the issues. - Margaret Atwood via @Atwood A must read on this profoundly important topic, with no stone left unturned, no matter how painful or raw the issues. - Svend Robinson, NDP MP 1979-2004 A Good Death is Canada's Being Mortal. But where Dr. Atul Gawande skirted the important issue of assisted dying, Sandra Martin lays bare the hypocrisy of a system that views death as a failure.

I hope Canadians will read this book and use it to launch their own open and frank discussions about how they want to die. - Maureen Taylor, Physician Assistant and widow of Dr. Donald Low Sandra Martin frankly challenges us to confront death. Through A Good Death, we learn about the people who helped shape our assisted death revolution. We are drawn deep into the complex medical, legal, and social realities of dying in Canada--and we will be the better for it. - Jocelyn Downie, Professor, Law and Medicine, Dalhousie University; Trudeau Fellow 2015 Sandra Martin, Canada's most eloquent obituary writer, brings her exquisite insight to the inescapable challenge of our lives: How to die. Her exploration of the human finale, including eldercare, assisted suicide, and spiritual reconciliation, help demystify the inevitable and prod us to live more profoundly. - Paula Todd, author of A Quiet Courage: Inspiring Stories From All of Us "There is a powerful, penetrating message: A good death should be considered a human right, and how we die the final choice each of us makes in life.

" - André Picard, health columnist for The Globe and Mail and author of The Gift of Death: Confronting Canada's Tainted Blood Tragedy.