Assisted suicide, often referred to as euthanasia, is an important issue to discuss because there have not yet been any laws passed either allowing or forbidding it due to the fact that there is no majority opinion concerning the issue. ... Those who argue against assisted suicide typically do so as a result of their religious beliefs. ... Those that are pro-euthanasia only want for the sick and the dying to be put at ease. ... Another area of disagreement concerning physician-assisted suicide is the constitutionality of it. ... Opponents of assisted suicide do not merely suggest that it be ou...

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Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia (McLellan). ... They believed he was too obsessed for him "to try to set compassionate and safe guidelines for euthanasia in the future." ... "My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience," he told the New York Times. ... With this video, Kevorkian hoped to move the public debate from physician-assisted suicide to euthanasia - death directly triggered by a doctor. ... After a brief trial and attempt to appeal to the jury to send a message against the unjust laws prohibiting euthanasia and assisted suicide. ...

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