My religious beliefs would never allow me to accept euthanasia." ... Undoubtedly, euthanasia can be gruesome and downright immoral if not managed with extreme responsibility, but groups in support of euthanasia still support terminally ill patient's option to die with dignity and respect. ... Furthermore, euthanasia or assisted suicide should only be a last ditch effort after optimal care has been administered. ... A demonstration of where euthanasia worked out in the best interest of the patient and family can be found a story of just having the option of euthanasia available to them....

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Euthanasia, is one of the most controversial issues of our time. ... So long as the right to die means not prolonging the life by undesireable treatment, it may be classified as rational suicide. The term "euthanasia" means "good health" or "well dying"; it is derived from the Greek "eu" and "thanatos". ... In Greek literature, euthanasia connoted a "happy death, an ideal and coveted end to a full and pleasant life." ... Historical evidence, however, indicates that it was "common practice for Grecian and Roman physicians to assist in suicide". ...

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In the article "Assisted Suicide,"" Kate Picket argues the idea of doctor assisted suicide. ... One might conclude that the law about doctor assisted suicide should be abolished (Assisted Suicide"). ... Torre suggests that Euthanasia, assisted suicide, carries a negative connotation and is assumed to be murder. However, she indicated that euthanasia is putting someone to death in a painless manner. ... In "Doctor Assisted Suicide,"" Sid Bernstein argues that doctor assisted suicide should be a viable option. ...

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In Oregon it is possible to request assisted suicide though a specific set of rules. The patient must request the suicide on his or her own and the doctor documents the request. ... One harrowing complication in assisted suicide is the lack of certainty in the patient's independent choice in committing suicide. ... During that time between the documented request and the day of death, the physician prescribing the assisted suicide periodically visits and validates his or her reason for the suicide. On the day of death, the patient is to administer the provided euthanasia technique on his o...

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Glucksberg were decided as the prohibition against assisting suicide was not unconstitutional. ... Whereas with physician assisted suicide the physician is taking an active roll in giving a patient a lethal drug to quicken the process so that the end result of death may be quicker. ... Rachels attacks the idea that when a doctor performs euthanasia he does something and when he refuses treatment he does not. ... If a patient wants euthanasia then he is giving a valid authorization and it is no longer killing but letting die. ... A group of philosophers feel that the state has laws tha...

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What we first must understand in order to answer that question is what euthanasia or "mercy killing" is. Nursing World describes euthanasia as "the act of putting to death someone suffering from a painful and prolonged illness or injury" ("Active Euthanasia" para 2). ... An article called, "Suicide Facts, Assisted Suicides Euthanasia and Terminal Illness", by Geo Stone, tells that "In the United States, treatment-refusal is the only legally-protected method for choosing death", only after the patients have been determined legally competent (Stone para 32). ...

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