But what exactly is euthanasia? ... Euthanasia, however, is not just black and white. ... The first reason is if the healthcare professionals looked after these people that have the desire to die, properly and attend to not just their physical needs but also their psychological, social, and spiritual needs as well, then request to for euthanasia or its cousin, assisted suicide, would be very rare. ... Statistics under the Oregon's Physician Assisted Suicide Act in 2002 shows that 26 percent of those individuals that chose to end their life was in fear of inadequate pain relief. ... In...

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Euthanasia is illegal in all states but Oregon. Euthanasia is defined by Religious Tolerance.org: a physician supplies information and/or the means of committing suicide to a person, so that they can easily terminate their own life. ... The practice of euthanasia is wrong across all religious and cultural groups. ... Euthanasia is illegal in all states but one state. ... Euthanasia is illegal for sound reasons. ...

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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. ... Many suicide attempts are really a depressed person's cry for help. ... 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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When a person takes his or her own lives with or without someone's help it is suicide and morally suicide is wrong both socially and biblically. ... Lastly, if suicide is the expected thing when a person gets older, won't it become more of a duty than a right? ... The protection of innocent life and opposition to abortion, murder, suicide and euthanasia pertains to the common good of society. ... 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&#x...

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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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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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In the case of assisted suicide, once the patient agrees, they have forever sealed their fate. ... As Steve Hallock says in his article about euthanasia, "In some cases, death is not the worst outcome"(14). ... By legalizing euthanasia, are doctors really violating the oath or are they simply reinterpreting it? ... Right now, it is just assisted suicide, but what happens once it is a legal option for curing illness or pain. ... Euthanasia is clearly unconstitutional. ...

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Assisted suicide is currently a legal practice with in four American states: Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and most recently California. ... 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. ... 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-issu...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  ... Death, chose to participate as the first physician to assist in a suicide. ... Kevorkian has mentioned that, "My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience," he said. ... There are many arguments against assisted suicide, as well as arguments in favor of assisted suicide. ... Assisted suicide may be a compassionate response to unremitting suffering. ...

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The Qur"an justifies medical advances and prohibition against both suicide and euthanasia. ... Treating illness and preserving the health of individual takes precedence over any right to withhold treatment or to commit suicide. Like most traditions, suicide is prohibited as well as euthanasia, abortion of a fetus when the life of the mother is not at risk if the baby is born. ...

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