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The debate of physician-assisted suicide has been one of great interest to many people. It is an issue that affects every person at some point in their lives. The topic of death is one that every individual will face for themselves as well as for their loved ones. "In February, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider the legality of the Bush administration's effort to outlaw physician-assisted suicide in Oregon, Raising the possibility that a ruling by the Court during its next term could effectively invalidate the controversial law known as the Death with Dignity Act."(Okie 1627)This law will enable terminally ill patients to end the suffering for themselves and for that of their loved ones. The two main ethic principles that play a major role in peoples decisions of when to end their suffering are patient's autonomy and the utilitarian principle. This paper will examine both sides of the issue, however through the proof of the research, the final decision of patient-assisted suicide should be a viable solution to end the undo suffering of terminally ill patients.
As of today Oregon is the only state to have successfully passed bill allowing physician-assisted suicide known the Death with Dignity Act. This act allows physicians to write a prescription for a lethal dose of drugs that would kill the patent that has chosen suicide. "The Death with Dignity Act was a citizens' initiative passed twice by Oregon voters. The first time was in a general election in November 1994 when it passed by a margin of 51% to 49%. An injunction delayed implementation of the Act until it was lifted on October 27, 1997. In November 1997, a measure was placed on the general election ballot to repeal the Death with Dignity Act. Voters chose to retain the Act by a margin of 60% to 40%."(oregon.gov). The belief of the opponents to this act is based on the utilitarian principle and that by allowing physician-assisted suicide the families would be suffering unnecessarily due to...
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