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Euthanasia

Euthanasia. By Michelle Goldsborough. Understanding Euthanasia. What is it? Different types Voluntary Non-voluntary Involuntary. Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Right-to-die activist Built the “Thanatron” Admitted to “assisting” at least 130 patients. The “Thanatron”. Thomas Youk Case.

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Euthanasia

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  1. Euthanasia By Michelle Goldsborough

  2. Understanding Euthanasia • What is it? • Different types • Voluntary • Non-voluntary • Involuntary

  3. Dr. Jack Kevorkian • Right-to-die activist • Built the “Thanatron” • Admitted to “assisting” at least 130 patients

  4. The “Thanatron”

  5. Thomas Youk Case • Tried several times for assisted suicide • 52-year old man suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease

  6. Contacted Kevorkian requesting his “services” • Challenged the government by submitting videotape to 60 Minutes • Found guilty of second-degree murder Kevorkian’s Mugshot Thomas Youk

  7. Legalizing Euthanasia The right to die or the right to live?

  8. Arguments in Support of Euthanasia • No one should be forced to live in pain and suffering. • Everyone has the right to their own bodies.

  9. Arguments Against Euthanasia • Patients may feel pressured into choosing this option to relieve their families. • Oregon implemented the Death with Dignity Act (1997)

  10. Death with Dignity Act • Legalized physician-assisted suicide • About one-third of patients chose euthanasia to relieve their families • Unbearable pain a reason for a small number of cases

  11. Arguments Against Euthanasia • The focus should be on the duties we have to care for the ill and dependent. • There will be no definite way to keep it under control. • More cases of involuntary euthanasia and for illegitimate reasons • Already out of control in places where it is legalized

  12. Reports from the Netherlands • Dutch doctors only report half of all euthanasia cases. • Three surveys determined at least 1,000 patients killed through involuntary euthanasia every year.

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