EXPLAIN THE LAWS CONCERNING ASSISTED SUICIDE

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EXPLAIN THE LAWS CONCERNING ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EXPLAIN THE BIBLICAL VIEWPOINT ON ASSISTED SUICIDE.

USE AT LEAST 10 OF THE CITED REFERENCES BELOW;

The debate over whether physician-assisted suicide is ethical and should be legal has persisted for many years. Although many people feel the taking of a life is morally and biblically wrong, legalizing physician-assisted suicide can be a compassionate way to end suffering and pain due to terminal illness and provide a level of control for the patient over his or her own death.

Outline

I. Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS)

A. Definition and History

B. Dr. Jack Kevorkian

II. Euthanasia

A. Passive Euthanasia

B. Active Euthanasia

III. Patient Self-Determination Act

IV. Constitutional Rights

A. Equal protection clause – 14th Amendment to the Constitution

1. Basic component of human freedom

2. Right to decide one’s own destiny (autonomy)

B. 9th Amendment to the Constitution

V. Social Policy

A. Litigation

1. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

2. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

B. Legislation

1. Death with Dignity Act – Measure 16 (Oregon)

C. Doctors’ participation in PAS

VI. Legal Precedents

A. In re Quinlan, 70 NJ. 10, 355 A.2d 647, 664 (1976)

B. Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793 (1997)

C. Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006)

VII. Biblical Viewpoint

VIII. Conclusion

IX. References

 

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