Compassionate Care Act Pros And Cons

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I am writing to you to propose the Compassionate Care Act, commonly known as the Death with Dignity Act (Cooney, 2016). The Compassionate Care Act would allow for terminally ill Minnesota adults to receive a deadly prescription from their doctor instead of dying through the natural causes of the disease. The act has extensive regulations that must be followed including a diagnosis of six or less months to live, the patient must have the ability to make sound decisions, understand the meaning, take the lethal dose of medication themselves, have two physicians confirm that the patient meets criteria, submit two written requests (each with two witnesses), and the patient must be given information regarding other alternatives such as hospice

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