Assisted Suicides
Beginning of paper
The Washington Post September 2-8, 1996
Picture yourself in this situation. You go to the doctor for a routine
physical. You look fine. You feel good. All those exhausting workouts at the
gym are finally starting to pay off and you actually stuck to that low fat, high
vitamin diet you're doctor ....
Middle of paper
.... many people believe that when it comes to matters such as life and
death, there are no options. The decision to live or die is made by God.
Judith Curren didn't agree. With the assistance of Dr. Kevorkian, she died and
the retired pathologist presided at his 38th assisted suicide, fairly confident
that he will not be prosecuted or even suffer public disapproval.
Many of the people who have sought out Dr. Kevorkian have been terribly ill
and suffering, with no hope of long-term surviva ....
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