Euthanasia is a limited right, therefore it is not an option to be given to the depressed, mentally ill, or children. ... Since the constitution does not address the issue of euthanasia, states are allowed to ban or to permit it as they see fit. ... Most people who seek euthanasia are not motivated by physical pain, but by psychological factors such as depression (Torr 70). ... Some people think if euthanasia became legal it could possibly harm society too. ... Although some think euthanasia is ethical, others have different views. ...

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Euthanasia is illegal in all states but Oregon. ... Euthanasia is illegal in all states but one state. ... Euthanasia is illegal for sound reasons. ... "Assisted Suicide: Finding Common Ground." ... "Physician Assisted Suicide Is A Very Bad Idea." ...

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Euthanasia or assisted suicide is a very sensitive and debatable topic in today's society. Webster's Dictionary defines euthanasia as a painless and easy death. ... Passive euthanasia is removing life support or not providing CPR to a dying patient. ... Active euthanasia is directly causing death of a person who requests to die. ... I think assisted suicide or passive euthanasia should be made legal. ...

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Many people say that it is justified to assist in death because the person is suffering. ... To assist in a killing even with the consent of the person still goes against what God demands. ... Many believe Oregon made a grave mistake by legalizing assisted euthanasia. Even in the previous presidential election candidate Ralph Nader for the Green party, The Right to Live 5 who being supported by many pro- euthanasia supporters of Oregon's assisted suicide aw, quoted, "It's cruel to people who would otherwise not want to die if they had adequate pain relief." ... This ...

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One of the ways that can help these people is physician assisted suicide. ... This data shows why people want euthanasia and the belief that the true value of life does not lie in the length of an individual's physical existence but, it lies in the quality of that existence (Apte). ... What they want, is physician assisted suicide. ... What if we don't allow them euthanasia? ... Netherland is the one of the countries that has legalized euthanasia, and there is a similar law system to Oregon (Berghm...

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Also known as mercy killings and physician-assisted suicide, it is currently legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and two American states, Oregon and Washington. There are three types of euthanasia. They are voluntary euthanasia, involuntary euthanasia, and non-voluntary euthanasia. ... ("Euthanasia," 2010.) ... " ("Euthanasia" n.d.) ...

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Assisted suicide is currently a legal practice with in four American states: Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and most recently California. ... Although America is making progress in the motion for legalized assisted suicide there are still many critics today, that have been around since the first bill was passed in Oregon in the year 1994. ... At the same time, some doctors choose to hold this oath close to their heart and gives them a valid reason to oppose assisted suicide. ... The practice of assisted suicide should be legalized throughout all of America, but from the reasons mentioned above ...

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