Physician Assisted Suicide ( Pas )
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Physician-Assisted Suicide Imagine, if you will, that you have just found out you have a terminal medical condition. Doesn’t matter which one, it’s terminal. Over the 6 months you have to live you experience unmeasurable amounts of pain, and when your free of your pain the medication you’re under renders you in an impaired sense of consciousness. Towards the 4th month, you begin to believe all this suffering is pointless, you are to die anyways, why not with a little dignity. You begin to consider Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS). In this essay I will explain the ethical decisions and dilemmas one may face when deciding to accept the idea of Physician-Assisted Suicide. I will also provide factual information pertaining to the subject of PAS and testimony from some that advocate for legalization of PAS. PAS is not to be taken lightly. It is the decision to end one’s life with the aid of a medical physician. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary states that PAS is “Suicide by a patient facilitated by means (as a drug prescription) or by information (as an indication of a lethal dosage) provided by a physician aware of the patient’s intent.” PAS is considered, by our textbook – Doing Ethics by Lewis Vaughn, an active voluntary form of euthanasia. There are other forms of euthanasia such as non-voluntary, involuntary, and passive. This essay is focusing on PAS, an active voluntary form of euthanasia. PAS is commonly known as “Dying/Death with Dignity.” The most recent publicized case of PAS is the case of Brittany Maynard. She was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in California, where she lived. At the time California didn’t have Legislative right to allow Brittany the right to commit PAS so she was transported to Oregon where PAS is legal.... ... middle of paper ... ...for an aid-in-dying drug, shall submit two oral requests, a minimum of 15 days apart, and a written request to his or her attending physician. The attending physician shall directly, and not through a designee, receive all three requests required pursuant to this section. Some people will struggle with conflicting ethical theories such as the Divine Command Theory which states that the morally right action is the one that God commands. Or others may struggle with their view of Natural Law which states the morally right action is the one that follows the dictates of nature. These are all valid and acceptable ethical standpoints, however, no one knows what they would do being faced with a short determined future of pain and decline. Ethical Egoism is the one theory a true decision would come down to, what’s the best action that provides one with the best self-interest.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the ethical dilemmas one may face when deciding to accept the idea of physician-assisted suicide (pas).
- Explains brittany's decision to commit pas was for the greater good of her and her loved ones. the ethical theory is ethical egoism, which states that the right action is the one that advances one’s own interests.
- Explains that harold glucksberg is an assistant professor of medicine at the university of washington school of medicine and practices oncology at pacific medical center.
- Explains that in california, an individual seeking to obtain a prescription for an aid-in-dying drug, must submit two oral requests, 15 days apart, and written requests to his or her attending physician.
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- Physician Aid-in-Dying (PAD): The Right to Chooseopinion essayBraddock, Clarence, and Mark Tonelli. "Physician Aid-in-Dying: Ethical Topic in Medicine." Ethics in Medicine. University of Washington, 2009. Web. 3 March 2015.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the controversial act known as physician aid-in-dying challenges us to question our ethical, religious, and cultural values or beliefs.
- States that oregon passed the death with dignity act in 1994. the law requires the collection of data from patients and physicians and publishes it in an annual report.
- Opines that pad is a respectful solution for terminally ill patients who wish to choose their own timing and manner in which they die.
- Explains that pad is not the same as euthanasia, since it involves prescribed medicines used to purposely end a patient's life.
- Explains that assisted suicide is used every day by the patient creating a living will with particular instructions regarding their medical treatments.
- Compares dr. jack kevorkian's euthanasia procedures on terminally ill patients to what pad physicians are doing today.
- Explains that the medical and pharmaceutical systems are flawed and prescription medications are abused daily in the united states, but patients must follow the strict guidelines set forth by the state of oregon.
- Opines that pad is an opportunity to stimulate open discussions with our doctors about end-of-life care and what our potential options are.
- Summarizes braddock, clarence, and mark tonelli's "physician aid-in-dying: ethical topic in medicine."
- Explains campbell, courtney, "aid-in-dying and the taking of human life." journal of medical ethics.
- Analyzes sloss, david, "the right to choose how to die: a constitutional analysis of state laws prohibiting physician-assisted suicide." stanford law review.
1783 wordsRead More - Essay On Assisted Suicideanalytical essayCurrently, physician-assisted suicide or death is illegal in all states except Oregon, Vermont, Montana and Washington. Present law in other states express that suicide is not a crime, but assisting in suicide is. Supporters of legislation legalizing assisted suicide claim that the moral right to life should encompass the right to voluntary death. Opponents of assisted suicide claim that society has a moral and civic duty to preserve the lives of innocent persons. There is a slippery slope involving the legalizing assisted suicide. Concern that assisted suicide allowed on the basis of mercy or compassion, can and will lead to the urging of the death for morally unjustifiable reasons is understandable. However, legalization can serve to prevent the already existent practice of underground physician-assisted suicide if strict laws to ensure that the interests of the patients are primary are installed and enforced. When a patient asks for assistance in dying, their wishes should be respected as long as the patient is free from coercion and competent enough to give informed consent. The intent of this work is to examine the legalization of assisted suicide in Oregon and the Netherlands and to argue that assisted suicide is morally and ethically acceptable in theory despite some unintended consequences of its implementation.
In this essay, the author
- Examines the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in oregon and the netherlands and argues that assisted suicide is morally and ethically acceptable in theory despite some unintended consequences.
- States that the oregon death with dignity act allows oregon residents the access to physician-assisted death with restrictions. the patient must be at least 18 years of age, diagnosed with a terminal illness, and be in the right psychological state to make informed, rational decisions.
- Opines that the oregon division of health must expand their infrastructure to accommodate the death with dignity act.
- Explains that the death with dignity act is a catalyst into improving end-of-life care in general among oregon medical practitioners.
- Compares the situation of assisted suicide in the netherlands with oregon's, stating that terminal illness is not a requirement.
- Argues that the dutch government's failure to enforce its own law causes the exploitation of patients by private organizations.
- Explains that four themes consistently appear in arguments against legalization: the belief in the sanctity of life dictates that death can only happen naturally; the third theme is concerned with the powers allocated to patients and physicians.
- Argues that the slippery slope theory portrays only a possible picture; it does not necessarily portray the likely picture.
- Explains that those against the legalization of assisted suicide fear that it would lead to a greater risk for potential mistakes and physician abuses of power.
- Analyzes how the new england journal of medicine studied the effects of legalization in oregon between 1997 and 1999 and found that the abuse claims made by opponents are not supported.
- Analyzes how the study disproves the sentiment that physicians abuse power by presenting assisted death as a primary option.
- Argues that the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is unnecessary if proper palliative care is available. opponents of assisted death fail to consider that eradication of physical pain does not necessarily eliminate suffering.
- Argues that physician-assisted suicide is an appropriate policy that allows for patient autonomy. propaganda portraying physicians as corrupt is misleading and simply erroneous.
- Argues that it is paternalistic to prevent legalization out of fear that individuals cannot make rational decisions. the oregon death with dignity act is reasonably successful in protecting both human life and autonomy.
2917 wordsRead More - What Are The Pros And Cons Of Physician Assisted Suicideanalytical essayWhen it comes to the topic of, should physician assisted suicide (PAS) be legal in every state, most of us will agree that its ones decision if they would like to end their own life with the help of a physician that is if they meet certain criteria for their terminal illness which they have so much time to live. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of what makes a terminally ill person qualify for this kind of service and what the guidelines are. Whereas some are convinced that this practice is inhumane and unethical, others maintain that it’s a person’s choice to decide their own death.
In this essay, the author
- Quotes geov parrish, an active member of the war resisters league, who states that dying with dignity is a sacred act and basic right.
- Explains that pas is a personal choice that should not be taken away from someone in the utmost excruciating misery that one can face.
- Analyzes how marcia angell, former editor in chief of the new england journal of medicine, is senior lecturer at the department of social medicine at harvard medical school.
- Analyzes how pas brings up controversy on how this treatment can bring disaster of not being abused or mislead for any other practice.
- Opines that it should be the duty of a physician to assist you with the best care to alleviate pain and suffering.
- Opines that pas brings up importance to its practice and its roll to the medical field on how well it should be sought out.
- Argues that physician assisted suicide should be legalized in every state except oregon, montana, vermont, washington, and california.
1656 wordsRead More - Physician Assisted Suicideanalytical essayAssisted suicide is a very contentious topic in the world today. Everyone has their own opinion on this subject and it is a socially debated subject that involves a person making a choice, whether it is a choice to continue on with their life or give up hope and end their life. This should be a choice a person should make for themselves. While in the United States only one state has legalized assisted suicide. I agree with assisted suicide and this paper will support my feelings on this subject.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that terminally ill patients should have the right to decide when and how their life ends — being kept alive by modern technology is cruel and inhumane.
- Opines that a terminally ill patient should not feel forced to decide to perform their own suicide, which can be painful and sometimes unsuccessful.
- Explains that assisted suicide advocates address the issue as a matter of personal freedom and personal choice, but many people think of it in terms of ethics and religion.
- Explains that physician assisted suicide is a complex issue because sentiment about the practice ranges from strong support on personal freedom to religious feedback that insists that it is murder.
- Argues that medical treatment and interventions aren't enough to ensure a dignified life. with physician assisted suicide legalized, patients with terminal conditions can die with dignity and peace.
- Concludes that the debate about physician assisted suicide is complex because of the values each side being rooted in two different areas.
- Explains gupta, deepak, and the internet journal of pain, symptom control & palliative care.
- Explains that assisted suicide is a socially debated topic that involves people making choices about whether to continue on with their lives or give up hope and end their life.
- Argues that the involvement of physicians in assisting a patient suicide is cruel and inhumane because they are supposed to be dedicated in the healing of the patient.
- Opines that death with dignity or a criminal act? a review of general semantics.
2465 wordsRead More - Physician Assisted Suicideanalytical essayPhysician assisted suicide, also known as right to die has become a hot button issue within the last twenty years. The reason behind the interest is because in the “land of the free” known as America, that promotes independence and personal rights; it seems quite regressive to many to deny a person their right to die. After the 1997 Supreme Court decision which declined to nationally recognize assisted suicide, Chief Justice William Rehquist stated this issue best when he said we are “engaged in an earnest and profound debate about the morality, legality and practicality of physician assisted suicide as it should in a democratic society”(Karim Paragraph 10). Cut to 2014 and over ten years later this issue has gained more momentum than ever, specifically in California after the California Compassionate Choices Act following the passing and implementation of The Dignity Act in Oregon (Tucker 1611). The benefits of assisted suicide include an end in suffering for patients while saving their family from future debt and allowing their organs and the energy used to keep them alive to save others who can live a complete and healthy life. There is some personal and moral opposition to physician assisted suicide nationally, but the positives outweigh the negatives and California should take further steps in aiding and providing options for those dying.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that physician assisted suicide, also known as right to die, has become a hot button issue within the last twenty years.
- Argues that physician assisted suicide prevents pain and suffering surrounding the final months and days of a person's life by their choice alone.
- Explains that autonomy is synonymous with independence and is often brought up as a major pro for assisted suicide because terminally ill want to keep their autonomy and not depend on anyone in their final days.
- Explains that physician assisted suicide is irrational and selfish to some, but benefits include preventing family from accruing future debt. california could prevent debt and misery surrounding dying people by adopting the death with dignity act.
- Opines that prolonging a life when the outcome is death is not the state's business. doctors' main goal is to save lives, but some patients may be able to donate viable organs and help others.
- Argues that physician assisted suicide is morally wrong and should not be further implemented in our country for that reason alone.
- Cites alstyne, william van, dahl, e., and n. levy. "the case for physician assisted suicide: how can it possibly be proven?"
- Analyzes karaim, reed, steinbock, b., tucker, kathryn, and tucker.
1112 wordsRead More - Assisted Suicide Ethicsopinion essayIn recent years the media has shifted more focus on the hot topic of physician assisted suicide. This expanded coverage has caused an ever widening gap on both sides of the debate because of the ethical concerns that come along with this act. Due in part to the advancements in modern medicine, assisted suicide should be viewed as a morally correct decision for individuals to make for themselves when there is no overcoming a life impairing mental or physical ailment. This form of medicine should only be used when the individuals have exhausted all possible procedures and options and the have a bleak chance on being healthy once again. The results of assisted suicide can be viewed as morally correct in regards to consequentialism, social contract theory, as well as deontological ethics. The act of assisted suicide can be viewed as selfless if one does not ultimately want to be a physical or monetary burden on other individuals. A patient can also help to save others in regards of organ donations. We as a country need to learn to observe the choices of the terminally ill patients and understand when they want to concede in their battle. If a person chooses to end their life, it should not be viewed as a sign of weakness, but rather as a statement that this individual does not want to suffer anymore.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that assisted suicide should be viewed as a morally correct decision for individuals to make for themselves when there is no overcoming an impairing mental or physical illness.
- Opines that if we are to make physician assisted suicide legal, there needs to be a strict set of guidelines and rules so others can be at peace.
- Explains that ethics takes its name from the greek word for duty. it is a duty for us humans to make sure all our actions are to be legal and ethical.
- Opines that the terri schiavo case was the most famous case in which an individual was denied the right to have a physician assist in death.
- Explains that cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can lead to a slow and agonizing death. doctors have enough knowledge and resources at their disposal to know when patients have bleak outlooks.
- Opines that the lack of media coverage on the refusal of treatment pales in comparison to the uproar about legalization of assisted suicide.
- Argues that society has a moral duty to protect and preserve all forms of life. allowing others, whether they are doctors or not, to assist in destroying these delicate lives has been portrayed as violating human life's fundamental duty.
- Opines that it would be wise to put the needs of the living ahead of those of dying, as in the case of physician assisted suicide.
- Explains consequentialism, an ethical theory that states actions morality is based on the outcomes or consequences of the action.
1759 wordsRead More - The Right to Dieanalytical essayMedical science has experienced significant advancement since the 1960s, and has made great progress in prolonging people’s lives, even giving time to those who are suffering from terminal illnesses. However, some patients, after weighing the high costs of medical procedures and the vastly limited lifestyle of those living on borrowed time turn toward assisted suicide as a possible option. Assisted suicide is based on the belief that individuals should be allowed access to medical assistance to end their lives voluntarily, when and how they choose. Assisted suicide typically involves the physician or doctor providing access to a lethal dose of medication, which the patient then self-administers. Physician-assisted suicide differs slightly from active euthanasia as it requires the patient to be the one to administer the lethal dose, instead of the allowing the physician to do so. The practice of withholding certain medical treatments based on an informed patient’s refusal, and stopping life-support treatment, or not starting it in the first place is already legal and commonplace. Neither of these measures is considered killing, even though such decision result in the death of the patient. However, the line blurs in the case of assisted suicide, and in the eyes of many people, and under the law in most places, assisted suicide is killing, which is illegal.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that assisted suicide is based on the belief that individuals should be allowed access to medical assistance to end their lives voluntarily, when and how they choose.
- Argues that legalization of physician-assisted suicide could reduce the instances of suicide by other means.
- Argues that legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia could result in serious consequences.
- States that four states have legalized physician-assisted suicide, including oregon, vermont, and washington.
- Explains that patients who take advantage of the death with dignity law use the drug pentobarbital, a barbiturate, that is dissolved in liquid or semi-liquid.
- Argues that assisted suicide should be legalized as an individual's right to choose the time and circumstances of his or her death.
1493 wordsRead More - Case Study Of The Two Faces Of Assisted Suicideanalytical essayThere are not many issues more personal or controversial than assisted suicide. It is a highly debatable topic which involves the aide of physicians offering the terminally ill patient with the knowledge or means or both needed to commit suicide, prescribing a lethal dose of medication. Watching a family member in pain or critical health conditions can be extremely heartbreaking, especially for a terminal illness. Unfortunately, decisions have to be made–no matter how unpleasant they are–so what is the next step? Assisted suicide or physician-assisted suicide(PAS) is one alternative for terminally ill patients with mental competence, though it is no easy task debating between two ends of the right to die. It has divided opinions among people regarding the matter of suffering, use of resources, morality and limitations of the law. In fact, only a handful of countries, including the US, allow this practice. Whereas in the US, only five states- CA, OR, VT, WA and MT- allow assisted suicide
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how wagner argues against pas because she believes it is not a righteous path to abandon the sick, the weak or the elderly.
- Analyzes how the proponents of pas believe it is morally and ethically wrong to deny patients and their families their rights to choose.
- Explains that assisted suicide is a highly debatable topic which involves the aide of physicians offering the terminally ill patient with the knowledge or means needed to commit suicide.
- Argues that both sides of the argument have made compelling arguments regarding moral, ethical and practical issues, but it is hard to conclude a definite answer for and against assisted suicide.
1214 wordsRead More - The Right to Physician Assisted Suicideanalytical essayThe right to assisted suicide is a significant topic that concerns people all over the United States. The debates go back and forth about whether a dying patient has the right to die with the assistance of a physician. Some are against it because of religious and moral reasons. Others are for it because of their compassion and respect for the dying. Physicians are also divided on the issue. They differ where they place the line that separates relief from dying--and killing. For many the main concern with assisted suicide lies with the competence of the terminally ill. Many terminally ill patients who are in the final stages of their lives have requested doctors to aid them in exercising active euthanasia. It is sad to realize that these people are in great agony and that to them the only hope of bringing that agony to a halt is through assisted suicide.When people see the word euthanasia, they see the meaning of the word in two different lights. Euthanasia for some carries a negative connotation; it is the same as murder. For others, however, euthanasia is the act of putting someone to death painlessly, or allowing a person suffering from an incurable and painful disease or condition to die by withholding extreme medical measures. But after studying both sides of the issue, a compassionate individual must conclude that competent terminal patients should be given the right to assisted suicide in order to end their suffering, reduce the damaging financial effects of hospital care on their families, and preserve the individual right of people to determine their own fate.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the right to assisted suicide is a significant topic that concerns people all over the united states.
- Opines that medical technology is science's greatest gift to mankind, but for the terminally ill, it is just a means of prolonging suffering.
- Explains that medical technology has failed to save a loved-one, but the cost is sometimes too much for the terminally ill's family.
- Opines that terminally ill patients should be allowed to die with dignity. choosing the right to assisted suicide would be a final exercise of autonomy for the dying.
- Argues that the hippocratic oath cannot be used to deny the right to assisted suicide.
- Argues that the doctor-patient relationship would encourage distrust if assisted suicide was legalized.
- Explains that stephen reinhardt's ruling is the strongest defense for the right to assisted suicide.
- Opines that the right to assisted suicide must be freely bestowed upon terminally ill people. this would allow them to leave with dignity, save their families from financial ruin, and relieve them of insufferable pain.
- Explains cotton, paul, "medicine's position is both pivotal and precarious in assisted suicide debate." the journal of the american association.
- Analyzes smith, cheryl, "should active euthanasia be legalized: yes." american bar association journal april 1993.
1874 wordsRead More - Ethical Issues With Physician Assisted Suicideexplanatory essayThe discussion of physician-assisted suicide is frequently focused around the ethical implications. The confusion commonly surfaces from the simple question, what is physician-assisted suicide? Physician-assisted suicide can be defined as a circumstance in which a medical physician provides a lethal dose of medication to a patient with a fatal illness. In this case, the patient has given consent, as well as direction, to the physician to ethically aid in their death (Introduction to Physician-Assisted Suicide: At Issue,
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the ethical issues of physician-assisted suicide are emotional and controversial, as it struggles with the issue of life and death.
- Explains that life-sustaining procedures such as ventilators, feeding tubes, and treatments for infectious and terminal diseases have positively influenced modern medicine, but inadvertently cause terminal patients extensive pain and suffering.
- Explains that the discussion of physician-assisted suicide is often focused around the ethical implications. the patient has given consent to the physician to ethically aid in their death.
- Explains that euthanasia is divided into two separate classifications, namely passive and active. active and physician-assisted suicide share many of the same characteristics but differ in the role for committing the final act.
- Explains that physician-assisted suicide is legalized in six out of the fifty states in america, but there are additional states that have death with dignity laws.
824 wordsRead More - Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS)analytical essayPhysician assisted suicide (PAS) involves the process of prescribing drugs that are in between the range of more active than switching off a ventilator and less active than drug injection (Kassier 51). In 1994, Oregon became the first state that legalize PAS (Kassier 50). Since then, the public has slowly supported PAS. Survey has found out that about two third of the American population and more than half of the doctors agreed on the PAS policy (Kassier 51). However, there are also many organizations that oppose PAS. This is due to the ethical dilemma and potential problems that PAS could bring to the society. Firstly, PAS might be more vulnerable to the elder, poor, mentally ill, and disabled then people of other classes (Kassier 52). These
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the ethical dilemma and potential problems that pas could bring to society.
- Opines that they support pas as long as there is good regulation of law and policy.
- States kassier, jerome p., "the supreme court and physician-assisted suicide – the ultimate right." the new england journal of medicine, 1997, vol.
- Explains dieterle, j. m., "physician assisted suicide: a new look at the arguments." bioethics vol. 21, no. 3, pp.
556 wordsRead More - Physician Assisted Suicide Case Studyanalytical essayIn today’s society, physicians are held to high moral and ethical standards in helping patients achieve obtainable and mutually agreed upon goals for their health. However, for the patients constantly suffering from unrelieved pain as a result of a terminal illness, the goals in place and the maximum quality of life they can achieve, may not seem worth the effort to remain alive. As it is the physician’s duty to insure patients are as comfortable as possible, an ethical issue arises when the patient seeks to have the physician assist directly or indirectly in the hastening of their death to achieve a painless and nonsuffering state. Currently, there are two dominant methods in which this can be achieved and that is by euthanasia or physician-assisted
In this essay, the author
- Explains that physicians are held to high moral and ethical standards in helping patients achieve attainable and mutually agreed upon goals for their health. however, for patients suffering from unrelieved pain, the goals in place and the maximum quality of life may not seem worth the effort to remain alive.
- Explains that euthanasia is the direct involvement of a physician administering lethal injection that will result in the death of the patient.
- Explains that it is important that patients communicate with physicians in regards to end of life care. terri's brain was oxygen deprived for five minutes after collapsing due to a heart attack.
- Argues that while some people consider physician-assisted dying morally and ethically acceptable, others consider it unprofessional and unethical.
- Explains that michael won the case and his wife terri was placed back on life support and the reinsertion of her feeding tube.
1802 wordsRead More - Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Case Study Analysisanalytical essayThere are many legal and ethical issues when discussing the topic of physician-assisted suicide (PAS). The legal issues are those regarding numerous court cases over the past few decades, the debate over how the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution comes into play, and the legalization vs. illegalization of this practice. The 14th Amendment states, “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (U.S. Const. amend. XIV, §1). PAS in the past has been upheld as illegal due to the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment of the constitution, but in recent years this same 14th amendment is also part of the reasoning for legalizing PAS, “nor shall any State deprive any person of…liberty” (U.S. Const. amend. XIV, §1). The ethical issues surrounding this topic include a patient’s autonomy and dignity and if PAS should be legalized everywhere. This paper is an analysis of the PAS debate and explores these different issues using a specific case that went to the supreme courts called Washington et al. v. Glucksberg et al.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the legal and ethical issues surrounding physician-assisted suicide (pas) using a specific case that went to the supreme courts.
- Explains that there are many moral and ethical issues surrounding the topic of suicide and therefore pas.
- Explains that the government has the commitment to protect all human life, regardless of one's physical, emotional, or mental state. in washington et al. v. glucksberg, the state has an important role in preventing suicide.
- Explains that pas is an emotional debate that has been addressed in the courts repeatedly.
- Explains how the washington et al. v. glucksberg case was ruled constitutional to uphold pas as illegal.
- Explains that the nursing code of ethics states that it is important to maintain the integrity of the profession and to continue to promote health and safety for all patients.
- States that oregon legalized pas in 1994 and required all data to be documented and reported to the state.
- Argues that the slippery slope argument becomes a moral problem when pas is concerned to be the gateway to euthanasia. oregon passed the death with dignity act in 1997.
- Explains that autonomy and dignity are the two most influential aspects for the argument to support pas and are moral dilemmas that most people face sometime in their life.
- Agrees with the supreme court's decision of passing the death with dignity act. terminally ill mentally competent adults should have the liberty to decide when and how they will die.
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