Physician Assisted suicide A Bioethics Debate. What is Physician-Assisted Suicide? Upon request of...
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Physician Assisted suicide A Bioethics Debate. What is Physician-Assisted Suicide? Upon request of the patient, the physician provides the means or information
What is Physician-Assisted Suicide? Upon request of the
patient, the physician provides the means or information necessary
on how to end ones life. The physician does not participate in the
action of ending the patients life If they were, it would be
considered euthanasia (illegal in the US)
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Some facts about Physician- Assisted Suicide Four states have
legalized PAS Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Montana 57% of
physicians practicing today have received a request for
physician-assisted suicide Physical pain alone accounts for 3% of
PAS requests, depression in the patient can increase the chance of
a request by 4-5 times
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Video #1
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Video #2
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Stephen Hawking Article summary In 2006, he became the poster
child for opponents of assisted death, saying, I think it would be
a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always
something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is
hope. Changed his mind in 2013, telling The Guardian,I think those
who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the
right to choose to end their lives and those that help them should
be free from prosecution. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/stephen-
hawking-flip-assisted-suicide-divides-die-
movement/story?id=20291577&singlePage=tru
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hawking-flip-assisted-suicide-divides-die-
movement/story?id=20291577&singlePage=tru e
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Popular arguments for and against PAS FOR A person should have
the right to die to end great suffering People will still commit
suicide if they are desperate Financial strain on families with
terminal patients will be reduced AGAINST People will begin to
request PAS on the basis of depression alone With current
palliative care methods, we should be able to reduce a persons
suffering without death Violates the Hippocratic Oath first, do no
harm
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Debate Questions Why should physician assisted suicide be/not
be legalized in the US?
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Debate Questions In places where physician assisted suicide is
already legal, how should it be regulated/carried out?
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Debate Questions Why should/shouldnt doctors be allowed to
suggest physician assisted suicide to a patient?
