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A ssisted S uicide: NOT Murder

A ssisted S uicide: NOT Murder. B y K anden P eterson. November 30, 2009. M urder. T he unlawful killing of another human being without justification or excuse. M edicine N et.com D efinitions.

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A ssisted S uicide: NOT Murder

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  1. Assisted Suicide:NOT Murder ByKanden Peterson November 30, 2009

  2. Murder • The unlawful killing of another human being without justification or excuse.

  3. MedicineNet.com Definitions • The voluntary termination of one's own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct assistance of a physician. • Thedeliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family member, or another individual.

  4. DifferentFromEuthanasia • Euthanasia (from the Greek meaning “good death.” • Thegenerally accepted omission of killing a chronically ill patient painlessly.

  5. Legalization • Lookedpast and theoretically legal in the Netherlands since 1993. • 3% of all deaths. • October 27, 1997 Oregon enacted the “Death with Dignity Act.”

  6. Kevorkian: • Jazz musician • One album, “A Very Still Life” • Oil painter • Six paintings • Right-to-Die Activist • 130 Assisted Suicides

  7. Play Sets:

  8. Opposition: • Fear of suicide rate • Justifying killing yourself • Don’t want people “giving up.”

  9. Ideal Circumstances: • Incurable illnesses • Absolutelast resort • Chronic pain (physical / psychological)

  10. Bibliography • Retrieved from http://www.bmj.com/content/326/7383/271.extract • a Department of Clinical Bioethics, N. I.-1. (2003, January 17). Retrieved from BMJ: http://www.bmj.com/content/326/7383/271.extract

  11. Bibliography • Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M. P., Diane Fairclough, D., Brian C. Clarridge, P., Diane Blum, M., Eduardo Bruera, M., W. Charles Penley, M., et al. (2000 , October). Annals of Internal Medicine. Retrieved from http://www.annals.org/content/133/7/527.full#ref-list-1

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