Most of the reasons why terminally ill patients request doctors to assist them in committing suicide might be caused by problems such as hopelessness because there is no effective treatment, anxiety over doctors' very expensive fees, and regret for their family's burden of taking care of them. ... As Maine Medical Society's Executive Vice President Gordon Smith stated, "physician-assisted suicide goes against 2,000 years of medical ethics". He backed up his claim by using statements stated in the Code of Medical Ethics. ... The opponents of the legalization of physician-assist...

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Also, marijuana has numerous medicinal benefits such as helping cancer patients while they undergo treatments and bringing relief to those who suffer from other painful illnesses. ... Today, there's strong medical information that supports marijuana as helpful treatment for many medical conditions. ... In modern medical treatments, we have seen marijuana help cancer and HIV patients(Narcon International). ... As of 2012, medical marijuana has been legalized in 17 states, with several other states pending legislation (The White House; President Barack Obama, 2013). ...

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Despite the states" desires to have marijuana legalized for medicinal purposes, the US National Institutes of Health examined all existing clinical evidence about smoked marijuana and concluded that, "There is no scientifically sound evidence that smoked marijuana is medically superior to currently available therapies." ... Although it does have many medicinal benefits - including improving the appetite in chemotherapy and AIDS patients, reducing muscle spasms associated with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, and alleviating eye pressure in glaucoma patients - there is no proof that marijuana i...

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Cancer patients, for whom it alleviates the severe nausea that is often accompanies chemotherapy and sometimes makes lifesaving treatment impossible. ... That brings up the question: why not legalize marijuana as medical drug, which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine? Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California and the council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for "legitimate medical use." City council women Christine Kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go on the ...

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"In the fall of 1996, California voters approved the medical marijuana initiative (proposition 215) by a vote of 56 to 44 percent. The act is entitled The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and it's purpose is to give Californians the right to possess and cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, "where the medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of Cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other illness for which m...

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Research participants may feel threatened or that their medical care will be compromised, if they refuse to participate in the research study (Haber, 2011). ... It must be delivered in a language that is understandable to the participant with the reading level no greater than an eight grader for adults without any medical/technical research language and documented (Haber, 2011). ... This was a study of experimental treatment in which normal genes containing an adenoviral vector (a family of DNA viruses with a double strand genome) were implanted into the liver of individual participants. An ei...

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So while marijuana may be classified as a schedule one drug, meaning that it is believed to have a high abuse potential, a lack of accepted safety, and no accepted medical use, it is apparent that the use of marijuana is having a growing acceptance in the U.S., especially in regards to its potential economic and health benefits (Schedule I). ... It is estimated that the U.S. government spends around 10 billion dollars a year in an attempt to keep marijuana off the streets; at the same time California made 14 billion dollars last year off of the production of medical marijuana alone, showing...

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These changes are taking place because lawmakers expressed disapproval of the overcrowded prisons' inability to provide the minimal health care to its prisoner with severe medical conditions. According to them, overcrowded prisons have caused "needless suffering and death" to the prisoner's lack of mental and medical care. ... In other words, the prisons' unethical treatment of these inmates should result in a suspension of time served and the immediate release of murderers and rapists. ... Its social purpose is to alleviate the burden of the prison system so that th...

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Marijuana has been proven useful for many medical reasons. ... It has been used by a lot of doctors to 1) curb the sickness associated with chemotherapy, 2) help with the symptoms of glaucoma, 3) treatment for AIDS, and 4) treatment for multiple sclerosis. ... There are also some reasons to legalize this drug besides all of the medical reasons. ...

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Marijuana ended up in Schedule I, defining the substance as having: a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medicinal use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of safety for use under medical supervision. ... Its medical aspects put aside, marijuana was considered dangerous and addictive. ... In 1972, a petition was made to legalize marijuana for medical patients. ... He won his case using the "medical necessity defense." ... I believe that medical marijuana is only the first step. ...

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If, after a disposition hearing, the juvenile court judge finds that the community is inadequate to deal with the special needs of a delinquent youth, he or she may then be referred to the state department of youth services for confinement in a state run treatment center. Also there are privately run treatment programs that specialize in dealing with particular problems, such as substance abuse. ... Most all of the institutions for juveniles have treatment programs in places for the youths in its custody. ... They also have the right to medical treatment, health services and legal aid. .....

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Whether you agree with the use of marijuana for recreational purposes or not, the use for marijuana for medical reasons stands as an entirely different debate. 83 percent of Americans favor the medical uses of marijuana which has risen from 77 percent in 2011 and an even lower 62 percent in 1997, but most of the individuals surveyed said they believed that most marijuana purchased through medical programs did not in fact get used for medical reasons. ... Also the money for some of these other drugs acquire a large amount of expenses that some people may not have, so this provides the questi...

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Some believe that the government should legalize marijuana for medical purpose and the belief that the crime rate will decrease. ... Legalizing marijuana may sound absurd to some people but there is good medical reasoning behind it. ... It also alleviates nausea and vomiting which is a common side effect of chemotherapy treatment. ... Not only are there medical uses for marijuana but the government could also benefit if it was legal. ... The government should at least legalize it for the medical uses....

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I firmly believe marijuana should be legalized because its medical benefits overweigh its adverse effects, legalization allows governmental regulation, and because people have the freedom to do and consume what they please. ... The marijuana has some good benefits, for example, marijuana could be use as muscle relaxant and has antispasmodic qualities which have proven to be a very effective treatment of seizures, it helps to stop the neurological effects and muscle spasms that are caused for sclerosis and helps to fight IBS and Crohn's symptoms of the chronic diseases as it stops nausea,...

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Medical marijuana is just too hard for people in need of it to obtain it because it is considered an illegal drug. Only 8 people were allowed to be prescribed marijuana medically to treat an illness, disorder, or disease. How do you think the people with massive migraines or depression felt when they got denied over and over again of their treatment? ...

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The subject in question is whether or not the federal government can make a law forcing parents to seek medical care when their child may be severely ill, without infringing on the parents" first amendment rights. ... Compared to the expected survival rate if the children had received routine medical care, out of 172 dead children in a study of 23 different religious groups: 3 would have not benefited from medical care, 11 children would have benefited, but to an unsure degree, 18 children would have had a 50 to 90% chance of survival, and 140 children would have had a 90 to 100% chance of su...

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In California, Proposition 215; a law legalizing marijuana by doctors prescription said that "Exempts patients and defined caregivers who possess or cultivate marijuana for medical treatment recommended by a physician from criminal laws which otherwise prohibit possession or cultivation of marijuana." ...

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The medical staff for the teams is supposed to be the same quality as well as availability to receive medical attention (overview). ... Despite this fact women athletes still aren't receiving equal treatment (save). ...

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"After 20 years of testing, researchers found some buzz worthy results: regular marijuana smokers (defined by up to a joint a day for seven years) had no discernible impairment in lung activity from non-smokers "(Journal Of the American Medical Association). ... In the Los Angeles Times article, Blurring the Legal Line, David Ferrell expresses the many uses of marijuana for medical uses. ... Curt Anderson, D-Baltimore, said their proposed Marijuana Control Act of 2014 would take power out of the hands of drug dealers and channel revenue into public causes like school construction projects and ...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase amount of use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on law enforcement and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... Marijuana can be used for the therapeutic treatment of asthma, glaucoma, tumors, nausea, epilepsy, back pain, muscle spasms, arthritis, cystic fibrosis, rheumatism, cancer, sleep and relaxation, migraines, increased appetite, AIDS, and depression. ... Almost half of the oncologist who answered a Harvard Medical School Survey said they would pre...

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Jim Thacker was a 49 year old man suffering from Melanoma" and receiving Chemo Therapy treatment. ... Then his doctor recommended Marijuana treatment. ... Should first allow Marijuana to be used for medical purposes. ...

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The Supreme Court ruled in the Cruzan case that any competent individual could refuse life saving medical treatment. ... Since intimate and personal decisions are a protected due process right and there is no distinction between refusing life saving treatment and physician-assisted suicide then I believe that the plaintiffs in Washington v. ...

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The use of marijuana for medical purposes has been legalized in thirteen states and all states will probably adopt similar policies in the near future. ... After multiple researches and test were conducted the results amazed many scientist so they decided to bring it forward and present it to many treatment searching facilities to try and use it as a cure . ... If something can be an aid to the sick all other beliefs about it should be put aside and be legalized so the ones in need will be able to use and receive it for treatment. ...

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ERA works to ensure that employees are aware of legal protections from discrimination based on pregnancy and their rights to family and medical leave. ... ERA is not trying to impose over men, its jus looking for the equal treatment of all persons. ...

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Although many people feel that legalizing marijuana would increase the amount of drug use, marijuana should be legalized because it will reduce the great amount of money spent on enforcement, and will therefore increase our countries revenue, lessen crime, and will also be useful in treating certain medical conditions. ... Another argument as to why marijuana and other illicit substances should be legalized is because medical professionals have found several applications for the hemp plant. ... In AIDS patients, marijuana can reduce the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused by the ai...

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