WHAT TO TELL THEM? ... However, if one views the child as incapable of understanding death and disease, they should only be told what is necessary for them to be prepared for any medical procedures. ... According to Bluebond-Langner (1978): ...The decision should be made by the same rule of thumb that is applied in decided what to tell children about sex: Tell them only what they want to know, what they are asking about, and on their own terms. ... Social workers can use this fantasy character to address the child, explaining through them what is going on in the child's own life, a...

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Don't you ever wonder how, when, and where you are going to die? ... Many people suffering from deadly diseases such as AIDS, and some cancers volunteer to die rather than take the pain. ... God, who is infinitely more merciful than we, is surely the best judge of what is genuinely merciful and what is not. For us what is important is the quality of life and not its sanctity and its length. ... Can you imagine one of your loved ones in these positions? ...

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That is not what Krespel is after – he wants to understand why the creator of the violin found it so beautiful that they had to make it. ... In an instant, he also considers himself mad, "No doubt you think me an ass to have any faith in nonsense of this sort" (167). ... But what the townspeople fail to notice is Krespel does not act like a child would, but merely demonstrates a mature sense of play. ... What they often do not see is that he takes both drives and puts them in conversation with each other to make the play drive. ... The people around him showed in their actions ...

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That is not what Krespel is after – he wants to understand why the creator of the violin found it so beautiful that they had to make it. ... In an instant, he also considers himself mad, "No doubt you think me an ass to have any faith in nonsense of this sort" (167). ... But what the townspeople fail to notice is Krespel does not act like a child would, but merely demonstrates a mature sense of play. ... What they often do not see is that he takes both drives and puts them in conversation with each other to make the play drive. ... The people around him showed in their actions ...

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In the final phases of a disease, a patient's life quality may decline, and he or she may be awfully miserable until death. ... The fact that doctors ignore the law and continue to assist in suicides regardless of the fact that they may be charged with manslaughter or murder is what causes issues. ...

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In passive euthanasia, by withholding intravenous feedings, medications, surgery, a pacemaker, or a respirator, the doctor can let the patient die of the underlying disease. ... Raymond Bohlin discusses what the Bible says about life, suffering, and death. ... Kass (1991) in his article about death with dignity, says: " The deaths we most admire are those of people who, knowing that they are dying, face the fact frontally and act accordingly: They set their affairs in order; they arrange what could be final meetings with their loved ones, and yet, with strength of soul and a small reservoir...

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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. The opposition believes that no matter what the reason, suicide is morally wrong. ... An international panel of the World Health Organization defined palliative care as "the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative therapies" (qtd. in Foley 293). ... Most societies throughout time have felt suicide is ethically wrong, however, some societies such as the Vikings believed that to die during battle or com...

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The Right to Live What is the value of a human life? ... Are the physicians justified in what they perform? ... He ended up losing all of his possessions, children and was afflicted with disease. ... So what can you as a person in today's society do about this growing problem? ... Do not conform to trends you do not agree with and instead, concentrate on what can be done to increase awareness on the dangers of this epidemic by referring to the Netherlands. ...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  ... This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases and conditions that are hurting and or slowly killing the patient. This method of death also gives the individual a chance to decide when to end his or her life, by committing suicide in a peaceful manner rather than waiting through prolonged and continuous periods of suffering from the disease that it is killing him or her. ... In contrast, there have been other physicians who believe strongly in...

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