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.
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 ones 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
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