The Case For Euthanasia: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legalized?
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Throughout the twentieth century, major scientific and medical
advances have greatly enhanced the life expectancy of the average person.
However, there are many instances where doctors can preserve life
artificially. In these cases where the patient suffers from a terminal
disease or remains in a ....
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.... for and against
the le galization of doctor-assisted suicide, as well as where the state
courts stand in respect to this most delicate of issues. In the hopes of
clarification, we must first distinguish between active and passive
euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves the patient's refusal of medical
assistance. It involves the right to die which is protected by the United
States Constitution clauses of due process liberty and the right to privacy
(Fourteenth Amendment). The right to d ....
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