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euthanasia

euthanasia. Assisted suicide. Euthanasia. Helping someone who wishes to die usually by giving them a pill they can take or a fluid that they can inject into their own IV Usually the person has a terminal illness, has suffered from a serious accident of some sort, or is living with chronic pain

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euthanasia

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  1. euthanasia Assisted suicide

  2. Euthanasia Helping someone who wishes to die usually by giving them a pill they can take or a fluid that they can inject into their own IV Usually the person has a terminal illness, has suffered from a serious accident of some sort, or is living with chronic pain Person may feel as though their quality of life has diminished to a point where they are alive but not living.

  3. Dr. Kevorkian • Also known as “Dr. Death” • Claims to have helped 130 patients end their lives • Found guilty of 2nd degree murder and sentenced to 10-25 years (served 8) • Paroled with the promise not to help any more patients • “Dying is not a crime” • “Dr.’s play God all the time” • Dr. Kevorkian Interview

  4. Opponents Argue that patients are not in the right mind to make this decision Claim it is murder; playing God What if a cure is found? People can adapt to new life Opponents

  5. Important Questions Is continued treatment to be seen as prolonging life or postponing death? How does one determine this and who should determine it? Are we "playing God" to remove treatment or life-sustaining food and hydration? Are we "playing God" to prolong a life through those means? In which cases? What about when the patient is unable to decide and has not made his or her wishes known? What about the thorny cases of those in a permanently vegetative state?

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