Legalization of Medical Marijuana Introduction The legalization of medical marijuana in the United States would benefit millions of people throughout the country. ... Patients that would benefit from the use of marijuana, but suffer instead, have a right to demand treatment from marijuana. ... The use of medical marijuana, something which has been proven to have minimal negative effects, must also be proven as a positive treatment if it is to become legalized. ... The major problem that affects the outcome of medical marijuana is the lack of knowledge and understanding that surrounds the...

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Although some might think medically assisted suicide is unethical, it is not. ... Although society is against killing, physician assisted suicide is steady with medical ethics. ... Most of the opposition to medically assisted suicide is due to the Hippocratic Oath (Torr 51). ... After treatment, the average life expectancy is only fourteen months (Q13 Fox News). ... Instead, the best way to help dying patients is to improve their care and treatment they receive so at the end of life they can be sure that they are around people who care for their well-being. ...

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A number of these changes have been in the areas of: Property, Medical Rights, Superannuation Rights and Taxation legislation, there was also attempt of Gay Marriage in ACT. ... Medical Rights Common Law has also aided the Medical Rights of families with same sex partners. ... In 2008 the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws – General Law Reform) Act, generated multiple federal law reforms that have removed discriminate laws by amending/extending definition of a family to include same sex relationships. ... Taxation Until there was dramatic legislation reforms t...

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"The cause of action there will be one that might be anchored in just the liberty interest to pursue a medical cure or in pursuing the medical profession to find that cure"(Works cited, 1). ... Some see it as an insult to humanity, yet others are fighting for the chance to be able to use this technology for medical advances and cures. "Cloning could shed light on how genes work and lead to the discovery of new treatments for genetic diseases. ... The United Kingdom has established a publicly funded medical research council, which already sets up fast track grants to attract international ...

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Long ago, a patient's input in the medical treatment they received was minimal. ... Doctors were required to explain available treatment options and to obtain patient's consent before treatment. Patients are required to listen to the doctor's knowledgeable and experienced medical advice, but the ultimate decisions are the patients'. ... Those who will die within hours or a very few days will soon obtain relief without taking any action, and those who are on life-prolonging intensive care can often end their lives simply by refusing continued treatment. ... However intolera...

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llion of people for many, many years and has been proven to be safe for medical uses. ... The value of helping the medical world would far out weight its potential to be abused. ... According to Lonnelle Aikman, "Preliminary findings show the drug may prove effective against glaucoma and asthma, and can control such side effects like nausea in cancer treatment". ... Victims of glaucoma and those needing antinausea treatment, for example, would find marijuana easily available. ... Once you say that you can use it for medical uses you will have people not only growing it for medical uses but ...

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Doctors need drugs sometimes for medical use. "Two prime uses of marijuana are for the treatment of glaucoma and as an adjunct to cancer chemotherapy. ... "The psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, peyote, and ecstasy have shown promise in aiding psychotherapy and in reducing tension, depression, pain, and fear of death in the terminally ill; they also have demonstrated some potential, as yet unconfirmed, to aid in the treatment of alcoholism" (Inciardi/McElrath, 294). ... The use of illegal drugs should be permitted for medical purposes even if they never get legalized. ... "The solution of the pr...

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The cannabis plant, which is also known as marijuana has hundreds of demonstrated medical and therapeutic uses. ... In the past, several decades" chemotherapy has been one of the most important cancer treatments developed. ... Curing the symptoms of chemotherapy is just one of the many medical benefits marijuana has. ... It is important to once again emphasize marijuana's proven medical advantages. ... Moreover, taxes from marijuana could fund treatment centers and educational outreach. ...

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Inmates have the right to complain about prison conditions and voice their concerns about the treatment they receive. ... Inmates are entitled to medical care and attention as needed to treat both short-term conditions and long-term illnesses. The medical care provided must be "adequate." ... The treatment must also be "adequate." ... It is sufficient if there is an administrative hearing before independent medical professionals. ...

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The consumption of cannabis proves to be beneficial to medical patients. ... Medical marijuana could be valuable to hundreds of thousands of terminally ill patients worldwide. ... According to NORML, "more than 60 U.S. and International health organizations support granting patients legal access to medical marijuana," (NORML). ... "Most people in treatment programs are there because they've been ordered to attend following arrests for possession," declared Paul Armentano, senior policy analyst for NORML (Armentano). Recent study shows that 70 percent of marijuana users are placed in dru...

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Beginning with Prussia in 1700, most continental European governments shifted their tactics from suppression of prostitution and sexually transmitted disease to control through a system of compulsory registration, licensed brothels, and medical inspection of prostitutes. Although medical techniques were primitive there was a noticeable decline in sexual diseases among prostitutes and their clients.3 European governments hundreds of years ago realized that since they could not fight prostitution, it was best to make it as safe and healthy as they could. Their efforts saved hundreds of...

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"The study for Cancer Research UK by Sir Richard Peto, professor of medical statistics at the University of Oxford, found that between 1950 and 2000, 42% of deaths in middle age (35-69) in men were caused by smoking, peaking in the 1960s" (Smoking Kills). ... They contacted him and explained the situation; he went over her medical records and decided that he would assist her in her decision to end her life. ... Maynard researched many different treatments to remove the tumor that had grown but decided that it was not worth it if the procedure went wrong and resulted in blindness, men...

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Experts who have kept track of medical data report that marijuana is rarely mentioned in death reports. ... Another argument is that only through law enforcement and criminal justice pressure do addicts receive treatment (Bender 78). This may be true, but the government could still enforce treatment on addicts that are posing a threat to society. ... Better treatment facilities can also be created through the taxation of drugs for those that choose to receive help (Nadelmann 2). ...

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According to the medical dictionary, death with dignity "often includes the implementation or withholding of various treatments as defined by the competent person and/or person with power of attorney.... This law would go against the Hippocratic Oath that all physicians must pledge to follow throughout their whole medical career. ... "I will follow that method of treatment, which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. ...

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Throughout the twentieth century, major scientific and medical advances have greatly enhanced the life expectancy of the average person. ... Jack Kevorkian, are of the opinion that not only should patients be able to abstain from treatment, but if they have a terminal and/or extremely painful condition, they should be able to seek out the assistance of a doctor in order to expedite their death with as little pain as possible. ... Passive euthanasia involves the patient's refusal of medical assistance. ... In the Quinlan case, the court allowed a competent patient to terminate the use of l...

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Prudence may sue Steve for losses occasioned by the threat of assault with a deadly weapon (for example, costs of medical treatment or lost income during time off work). ... Examples of compensatory damages include damages for pain and suffering, damages for medical expenses, and damages for lost earnings resulting from the victim's inability to work. ...

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They are denied medical treatment legally available to other women in the United Kingdom, and will frequently be unable to obtain proper post abortion care or counselling, because doctors in Northern Ireland - who are understandably dubious about their precarious legal position - are poorly trained in, and reluctant to deal with, the complications of abortion. ... Like many other medical and moral decisions that people make, each woman's abortion decision is made in the context of complex-and sometimes conflicting-personal and societal values. ...

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Consumers also have the right to look over and copy their own medical records and to request for their healthcare providers to make changes ("Health Information" 53). ... Although consumers have rights, they also have a responsibility to fully participate in all decisions concerning their healthcare ("Treatment Decisions" 39). ... If full participation is not possible, they have the right to have a parent, guardian or family member represent them ("Treatment Decisions" 39). ...

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