Euthanasia should be legalized, because contrary to common belief euthanasia is a humane act. ... Proponents and opponents both agree that elderly with little money should not commit suicide to spare relatives money and/or misery. ... Dutch doctors agreed to help fewer than one third of 9,000 patients requesting assisted suicide. ... Even the Bible has contained curious references to suicide. ... Eventually euthanasia will beco...

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People can see that smoking kills but they fail to see that smoking is a slow suicide. ... Euthanasia is a form of suicide that is not yet legal worldwide because of how controversial it is in today's society. ... Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that the government has any say over the choice of an individual's suicide. ... A lot of people may think that legalizing euthanasia or having a right to die law in place would open a gate to suicide-happy citizens. ... Legalizing euthanasia gives citizens the opportunity to end their life in peace. ...

• Word Count: 1315
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In Canada, physician assisted suicide isn't available in medical facilities. ... Egbert, an anesthesiologist who lost his medical license assisting patients in suicide. ... Egbert attended their suicide rehearsals. ... As an advocate for assisted suicide, I believe she would understand where Dr. ... He began in Michigan, as a physician with a so called 'suicide machine.' ...

• Word Count: 2019
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People generally categorize euthanasia as either "active" or "passive." ... In the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act, federal money is prohibited from being used in financing the procedures involved in physician assisted suicide. There are several reasons why euthanasia should be legalized. ... There is a significant difference between suicide and euthanasia. ... On the contrary, there has been support for the prohibition of assisted suicide. ...

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The movement fights for the opportunity of both assisted suicide, and euthanasia – two different forms of death, built upon the same concept. ... The Right to Die Movement outlines two ways in which one may choose to end their life – assisted suicide or active euthanasia. ... It is the countermovement that continuously poses a threat to the Right to Die movement, as it believes that all humans should fight for life, and assisted suicide and euthanasia should remain illegal in the minds of our government. Because of such beliefs, it is a difficult fight for the legalization of assis...

• Word Count: 2358
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ...

• Word Count: 2102
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate