Physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for terminally ill patients. ... In a survey of Oregon doctors, sixty percent felt they should be allowed legally to help terminally ill patients in certain circumstances to die. ... They believe that terminally ill people have the right to "die with dignity"(Oregon's Death with dignity Act). ... Without first-hand experience, lawmakers are making decisions about terminally ill patients out of fear and ignorance. ... Death is hard enough to face without the terminally ill being bullied in the forum of lawyers and the justice system. ...

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Compassion for the Terminally Ill When I was six years old, I had a blond terrier, named Dorothy, that had a bad habit of wondering the neighborhood. ... No uniform ruling exists on the law books regarding physician assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. ... Kevorkian, a retired pathologist, was sentenced to two terms of imprisonment for helping a terminally ill man to die. ... Kevorkian when was acting out of compassion for his terminally ill patients. ... Should we not show compassion and let the terminally ill die with dignity? ...

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Specifically, terminally ill patients suffer because they are denied the right to die. ... Many citizens and terminally ill patients propose to change the current law with proper steps and documentation. ... As stated above, Oregon is a state that has successfully created a system that reserves "planned death " for the terminally ill, along with Michigan and Washington. ... Terminally ill patients have the natural right to end their suffering in a dignified and painless way if that is what they want for themselves. ... With a proper process it is possible to make assisted suicide safe and avai...

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If you were terminally ill and suffering from excruciating pain, would you even consider euthanasia to be an option? Euthanasia has been such a controversial issue that the government does not allow terminally ill patients to perform euthanasia on themselves and it is frowned upon by healthcare professionals because of work ethics. ... To me, forcing a terminally ill patient to continue living is inhumane. ... I believe that euthanasia should be legalized because it does give the patients that are going through a terminal illness an option to end their pain and suffering. ... Imagine if you ha...

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Should active assisted suicide be permitted for people who are terminally ill and conscious? ... For those who are terminally ill and conscious that would like to continue their life I stand by them. ... Although a person who is terminally ill and hospitalized may not be given this option. ... I feel it is uncivilized to reject the terminally ill of equal opportunity. ... On the other side I feel the strongest argument is that the terminally ill could then be taken advantage of. ...

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Terminally ill people who ask for euthanasia are sometimes depressed. It is difficult to determine if those who are terminally ill are depressed. This is because the symptoms of the terminal ill and depressed overlap one another. ... These patients should be given the same chance as someone who is not terminal ill. ... I feel that this is especially necessary for those who are terminal ill. ...

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Physicians helping a terminally ill patient through extreme pain and suffering presents a perfect example of mercy. ... Physician-assisted suicide, therefore , can show mercy to a terminally ill patient in severe pain. ... Some terminally ill patients live with pain everyday. ... The anticipation of dying provides solice and comfort to many terminally ill patients. ... Physician- assisted suicide, overall, can provide the comfort a terminally ill patient needs. ...

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There are countless terminally ill patients that have also begged for death. ... But for the people with terminal illnesses such as cancer this is what they are waiting for to the end the pain and suffering that has gone on years for some people. ... Philip Nitschke has come up with many machines to help terminally ill people take their own lives easier. ... In the Netherlands, courts have begun to permit the administration of lethal injections to terminally ill patients . ... The Hemlock Society, which advocates the right to die for terminally ill patients claims to have 28,000. ...

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Terminally-ill patients want to control their dying process and some choose to die with euthanasia. ... A lot of people say that they would die with euthanasia if they are terminally-ill patients. ... She also said that "I would die with euthanasia if there's a choice and I am terminally-ill patient." ... There should be the right to die when it is related to terminally-ill patients. ... In addition, doctors or family should urge chronically or terminally-ill patients to choose assisted suicide. ...

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Does this mean that a terminally ill person has to live their life to the bitter end, no matter how ill they are? ... But what about the terminally ill patient who has been suffering for months. ... These laws and guidelines "would ensure that all competent, terminally ill patients have control over their dying process" (Jamison 114). ... Oregon's Death with Dignity law allows doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of drugs to terminally ill patients who meet certain qualifications. ... Public opinion polls show that between two-thirds and three-quarters of Americans ...

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Does this mean that a terminally ill person has to live their life to the bitter end, no matter how ill they are? ... But what about the terminally ill patient who has been suffering for months. A terminally ill patient trusts his doctor to help relieve the pain and suffering so the doctor prescribes pain reducing drugs, such as morphine. ... These laws and guidelines "would ensure that all competent, terminally ill patients have control over their dying process" (Jamison 114). ... Oregon's Death with Dignity law allows doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of drugs to terminally ill pati...

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Terminally Ill patients who desire death are depressed and depression is treatable in those with terminal illness. In one study, of the 24 percent of terminally ill patients who desired death, all had clinical depression. ... In the Netherlands, legalizing voluntary assisted suicide for those with terminal illness has spread to include involuntary euthanasia for many who have no terminal illnesses. ... Some terminally ill patients are in difficult pain and/or experience an intolerably poor quality of life. ... But a person who is terminally ill or who is in a hospital setting or is disabled m...

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The main reason for euthanasia is to reduce the pain and suffering of terminally ill patients. ... Anti-euthanasiasts lobby that euthanasia is murder and that physician assisting with the suicide should be punished, however; pro-euthanasiasts want to give terminally ill patients the right to chose and not punish the physician that assisted in the suicide ("Euthanasia 2) The patients' right is another reason for legalizing euthanasia. ... Suicide is legal according to the constitution, but patients that are terminally ill, disabled mentally or physically, or in a hospital setting might ...

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So again Euthanasia should only be legal for those who are terminally ill, are in intractable pain, with no cure. In reality the basic question that is posed by Euthanasia is "Should a person who is terminally ill be given assistance in dying?" ... Should the state have the right to deny terminally ill patients in excruciating pain their wish of Euthanasia? ... Why would a persons rights be taken away if they are terminally ill or in intractable pain? ... In conclusion I feel that euthanasia should be legal to terminally ill patients and those in intractable pain. ...

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Pain has always been the main reason that the terminally ill even contemplate an early death. ... On the contrary, the terminally ill are at no greater risk for suicide than the general population. ... A study of terminally ill hospice patients found that only those diagnosed with depression desired suicide or wished death would come early. ... Some terminally ill people do not have the capacity to make reasonable decisions, especially when dealing with something as irreversible as death. ... If more soothing mental, physical, and spiritual treatment, known as palliative care, was availabl...

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Pain has always been the main reason that the terminally ill even contemplate an early death. ... On the contrary, the terminally ill are at no greater risk for suicide than the general population. ... A study of terminally ill hospice patients found that only those diagnosed with depression desired suicide or wished death would come early. ... Some terminally ill people do not have the capacity to make reasonable decisions, especially when dealing with something as irreversible as death. ... If more soothing mental, physical, and spiritual treatment, known as palliative care, was availabl...

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Euthanasia is not the answer for the problems of terminally ill patients and disabled babies. ... Some terminally ill patients end their life to save the money their family spends on them! ... The request for voluntary euthanasia is rarely voluntary because terminally ill patients usually suffer from depression, anxiety about the effect of his illness on himself and those around him, this state keeps a terminally ill patient from thinking objectively about his situation. ... Terminally ill patients also adapt to a level of disability that they would not have previously anticipated they could l...

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Palliative care is a healthcare practice that seeks to address needs of terminally ill patients. ... Appropriate Practices It is appropriate for doctors to have palliative care timelines showing all the approaches they are going t use during the end-of-life care for terminally ill patients. ... Patients should be referred for palliative care long before the illness reaches a terminal phase. ... Inappropriate Practices It is inappropriate to use sedatives in terminally ill people as a palliative measure. ... Besides the provision of physical health care, BSN nurses have been trained to offer s...

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Suppose I am terminally ill. ... The most accurate characterization of the survey data is that a significant majority of Americans oppose physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia EXCEPT in the limited case of a terminally ill patient with uncontrollable pain. ... Numerous sources and research studies have come up with the conclusion that the main reason for terminally ill patients choosing to undergo euthanasia is depression, a symptom which is hardly life-threatening. ... Take into account these are actual terminally ill patients who must seriously con...

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Suppose I am terminally ill. ... The most accurate characterization of the survey data is that a significant majority of Americans oppose physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia EXCEPT in the limited case of a terminally ill patient with uncontrollable pain. ... Numerous sources and research studies have come up with the conclusion that the main reason for terminally ill patients choosing to undergo euthanasia is depression, a symptom which is hardly life-threatening. ... Take into account these are actual terminally ill patients who must seriously consider this option for their own we...

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These procedures are performed on terminally ill patients, or suffering persons so that natural death will occur sooner. ... In an assisted suicide, the terminally ill patient wants to die and has asked for the help in doing so. ... Terminally ill patients who made the decision to end their life often turn to the physician for help and advice. ... Their definition for terminally ill is that the patient will die within a few months without specific medical treatment. ... In October 1997, nearly 3,000 people who took part in a newspaper telephone opinion poll, an amazing 97% said t...

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Patients who are terminally ill should have an alternative. ... The thought of letting terminally ill people deteriorate indefinitely is simply cruel. ... Legalization of euthanasia is the best choice for terminally ill people and for their love ones. ... Special precautions need to be put in place to avoid outsiders from taking advantage of a terminally ill patient. ... In Oregon, however, voters approved doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill in 1994. ...

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Another position people take is that physician-assisted suicide should be legally available just to the terminally ill, or possible just to the terminally ill and to the severely and permanently disabled. ... Some people feel that when a terminally ill person attempts to commit suicide or asks for assistance in committing suicide, they are suffering from depression, which is treatable. ... It is sometimes troublesome for physicians to treat terminally ill patients because they have two irreconcilable duties. ... They also feel that pain control is not adequate and therefore terminally ill p...

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Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engage in physician-assisted suicide? ... The group believes that a terminally ill patient has the Constitutional right to decide whether or not to end his or her life with the help of a licensed medical doctor. There have been many cases over the years where a terminally ill patient who is mentally competent has made the choice to either partake in physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia. ... The Oregon Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill adults who are mentally competent to ask for a prescription for...

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Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engagein physician-assisted suicide? ... The group believes that a terminally ill patient has the Constitutionalright to decide whether or not to end his or her life with the help of a licensed medical doctor. There have been many cases overthe years where a terminally ill patient who is mentally competent has made the choice to either partake in physician-assistedsuicide or euthanasia. ... The Oregon Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill adults who are mentally competentto ask for a prescription fo...

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