Should a mentally competent, terminally ill person be allowed to choose the time and method of his or her death? ... The debate still rages today as terminally ill people fight for what they feel is their right to put an end to their suffering and to die a more dignified death. ... Currently, physician-assisted suicide is legal only in Oregon; however this has not prevented terminally ill patients residing out-of-state from seeking physician assistance in ending their lives. ... Not only does hospice provide the terminally ill patient with the medication necessary to ease pain and suffering du...

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