However, most people breakdown euthanasia into three different distinctions: passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, and assisted suicide. ... Assisted suicide is similar to active euthanasia but the difference is that in assisted suicide, the patient alone performs the final death-inducing act. ... Although passive euthanasia is permitted, assisted suicide and active euthanasia are still illegal. ... Those that are opposed to euthanasia and feel that it is unethical think that if we allow active euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, eventually society will allow othe...

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Is euthanasia the answer? ... There are two types of euthanasia active and passive. ... This is also known as physician assisted suicide. ... But what about active euthanasia? Currently only Oregon and the Netherlands have laws permitting physician-assisted suicide. ...

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Physician-assisted suicide should be a legal option for terminally ill patients. ... The Greek word "euthanasia" means "good death" and should be an option for patients who have no hope of recovering or leading healthy lives ("Euthanasia: Some General Information"). ... How widespread is assisted-suicide? ... Constitution does not talk about physician-assisted suicide. ... Kevorkian maintains, "Passive Euthanasia is just natural death. ...

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He took his belief to action as he assisted the suicide process of a patient, who was suffering from Alzheimer; having exhausted any means of cure; willing to end her life before she met the late stage of the disease (Kevorkian). ... However, it also holds true that euthanasia is not simply a question of ending someone's life. ... Therefore euthanasia is the morally right thing to do. ... "A Case of Assisted Suicide" The Blair Reader. 4th ed. ... "The Ethics of Euthanasia" The Blair Reader. 4th ed. ...

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The film focuses on the life and work of physician-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the idea of doctor-assisted suicide. ... Jack Kevorkian tackled one of the most controversial issues in the 1990's, if not still to this day, regarding euthanasia and the rights a terminally ill person has to end their life with assisted suicide. ... Kevorkian is in pursuit of the larger story goal of convincing everyone of the idea that euthanasia should be a basic human right. ... Kevorkian is not and will not be the only doctor to push the issue in the ethical debate about euthana...

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For the last couple of years other countries have started to introduce euthanasia or "physician assisted suicide" (PAS) into our society. ... Jack Kevorkian who was first responsible for PAS and introducing euthanasia to society. ... All seem to be important questions when considering whether or not euthanasia should be legalized. ... The Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide; an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 lives end that way there each year (Richburg 1). Since then many other countries have legalized euthanasia. ...

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