These include: (1) foundational medical beginnings; (2) euthanasia's historical and legal background context; and (3) the key arguments held by those for and against legalization of PAS. This paper reviews the major claims made by proponents for the legalization of PAS and the associated ...
Should Physician-Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia be Legalized in the United States? A Medically Informed Perspective There is a pressing debate in the United States concerning the implied physicians' obligation to do no harm and the status of legalizing physician-assisted... WC Fowler,HG Koenig - ...
If, in the United States, only PAS will be legalized, what do physicians do when it fails? Third, there is no information on the short- and long-term effects of euthanasia and PAS on the surviving family members of the patients.16 Immediately after the interventions, families may have the...
Today, several states have legalized physician-assisted suicide, and in the minds of many, physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia is just another medical procedure that is available for those who desire it. On New Year’s Day 1973, human abortion was completely illegal in most...
The final section will focus on the States, primarily Oregon, where after two elections and a lengthy legal battle citizens legalized physician-assisted suicide, as well as various proposals for state control of physician-assisted suicide. 展开 ...
The right of ending involuntary suffering does not refer to euthanasia but rather to the application of technology to eliminate involuntary suffering in still-living beings, while enabling their lives to continue with improved quality and length. Article V No coercive legal restrictions should exist ...
They allow mentally competent adults, residing in states in which the practice has been legalized, to voluntarily request and receive prescription medication to hasten death, provided they have been diagnosed with terminal illness, have a confirmed prognosis of 6months of life or less, and can ...