A terminally ill patient is lying on her deathbed waiting for the cancer to take her. ... In the past couple of years, some individuals that have been diagnosed terminally ill have chosen to die with dignity. ... Although some critics may argue that the Dying with Dignity Act or the Right-to-die debate goes against the natural doctor's hippocratic oath, terminally ill patients have a right to choose when they die. After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, it should be the patient's decision when they die. ... Although this law would go against the Hippocratic Oath, terminally il...

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For instance, someone who is terminally ill and is suffering everyday is going to die eventually. ... A person should absolutely be able to decide to end their life if they are suffering or terminally ill. ... The last attempt to do so was the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act, which was passed by the Northern Territory in 1995, but was then overridden by the Commonwealth in 1997" (Williams, 2013). ... Those with terminal illnesses have even more expensive health care needs. ... A person who is terminally ill may choose voluntary euthanasia because they have a poor quality of life. ...

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Terminally ill people try to practice this right with medically assisted suicide but are unable to due to where they live. Although it may go against some moral codes, terminally ill citizens are still people of the government. ... Whether a person is terminally ill or not they still have their freedom of choice which is why I think giving the option of medically assisted death is only fair. ... It is more properly described as the right of mentally competent, terminally ill individuals to choose a death with dignity and without needless suffering. ... The patient must also have a terminal i...

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A person would have to be diagnosed as terminally ill. ... Many terminally ill people are living in excessive pain for long periods of time. ... Although many physicians oppose assisted suicide, arguing that patients should seek proper medical care, most terminally ill people die in excessive pain due to inadequate care. Some terminally ill choose assisted suicide because of large medical bills that begin to add up. ... I don't think euthanasia should be used on elderly people who are not terminally ill as a means to clear space. ...

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Even some medical professionals think that a terminally ill patient does not in fact have the right to die. ... From there the patient must be able to communicate and understand the decision which is being made. ... To deny a terminally ill patient the right to death, is to force the individual and their family to endure pain, suffering, and financial strain. One thing many people do not consider with cases of terminally ill patients, is that keeping them alive for what will be an inevitable death often cost thousands of dollars each month. ... This is a slowly moving but terminal illness. ...

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If you are sick or ill, it would be very hurt and painful. ... What if you get a terminal disease that cannot be cured, and diagnosed by doctors that you have only few months? ... They are ill, and weak. ... Also in Gill's article, he states that "It is not intrinsically wrong for someone with a terminal disease to kill herself. ... It stating that the patients must be over age 18 or older, the patients must be capable of making and communicating health-care decisions, patients must be suffering from a terminal disease that will lead to death within six months, etc (Barone). ...

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