As scary as it may seem, the reality is that euthanasia is an escape for terminally ill patients, children, Alzheimer's, and other rare cases alike. ... As an advocate for assisted suicide, I believe she would understand where Dr. ... This is why anti-Euthanasia advocates feel strongly about the subject: there are people abusing their right to practice medicine in order to be God. ... Kevin Fitzpatrick, an anti-euthanasia advocate, "Killing someone by lethal injection is not an act of medicine: it comes when medicine apparently has nothing left to offer.... They seem to feel that chi...

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Is euthanasia against the patient's moral values or not? ... Issues could arise regarding the affordability, advance directives, euthanasia; organ donations, or new drugs that haven't been approved by the FDA to date. ... After being raped when in your child bearing years and you decide to abort the pregnancy, does your physician believe in abortions? ... Euthanasia is a divisive topic. ... Euthanasia is a personal decision that has to be made in agonizing times. ...

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Why this is important though is because 80% of the American population has a major say in the success of these laws when they appear on the ballot sheet, so if their religion is against the proposed bill they are more likely-if not obligated by faith, to say no. http://www.catholicscomehome.org/your-questions/moral-issues/euthanasia/ Another common arguments opposing these laws are the fear for abuse. Many ignorant people believe that the "legalization of suicide" opens the door for potential abuse of the practice; thereby legally allowing for an increase in suicide rates. ...

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It is crucial that the issue of advance directives and the issue of euthanasia not be confused. ... Euthanasia is largely illegal. ... For example, the advance directive may suggest one course of care, while the physician and/or family believe the patient would in fact have wanted something else. ... Some believe that discussing advance directives upon admission to a health care facility is yet another factor. ...

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The libertarian theory believes that priorities should be self-determined because the patients are the best judge at their own health care needs. ... Passive euthanasia is acceptable in disasters but not at the expense of others due to age (Shear 761).Three healthcare workers, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, were charged with four counts of second degree murder for the deaths of the critical patients that were left behind at Memorial Hospital. ...

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