Regulate And Reform Euthanasia
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One of the landmark cases that involve euthanasia is that of Karen
Ann Quinlan. Quinlan, a twenty-one year old New Jersey resident, overdosed
on pills and alcohol in 1975. She was rushed to the hospital where her
physical condition gradually deteriorated to a vegetative state. The
doctors deter ....
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.... to the New Jersey Supreme
court where the decision was reversed. Karen was removed from the
respirator. To everyone's surprise, Karen began breathing on her own and
lived another ten years (Humphry 107).
The Quinlan case brought to the forefront patients' desire to die a
proud, quiet death. It also brought to the forefront the complications
caused by the advancement of medical technology ("Euthanasia"27).
Euthanasia has been practiced in Eastern and Western culture since the
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