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Results so far:
| Yes | 71% | 626 votes | Total: 877 votes | |
| No | 29% | 251 votes |
Yes
by M. L. Kiser
Created on: July 26, 2007
I used to be one of those people who believed that life and death were strictly in Gods hands. That
by Eli Chisholm
Created on: October 30, 2008
Dan Savage had just recently written an article on this very topic; a heart-wrenching personal story
Created on: August 11, 2007
As a Christian, I find this is a very tough issue. As a human being, the issue becomes less clouded.
Created on: May 14, 2009
Wanting to die is someone's right - - just as wanting to live is too. Assisted exits should be made
Created on: November 20, 2008
The oath is to 'do no harm.' What harm do they mean? I think they mean to alleviate the patients' ultimate
Created on: May 27, 2007
Speaking from my viewpoint as a 66 year old in good health, but still very much aware that I am on the
by The Reaper
Created on: April 11, 2008
The Physician And Euthanasia
Whenever a physician has a terminally ill patient, the question of death
Created on: June 07, 2008 Last Updated: June 16, 2008
The debate on this subject comes down to one's own experience with loved ones dying. I have had the
by M. Morrison
Created on: July 19, 2009
On March 26, 1999, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was charged with first-degree homicide and the delivery
by Kate Kiernan
Created on: January 03, 2008
Death is not a comfortable subject for most people. The natural tendency is to avoid thinking about
by Ann Miller
Created on: January 22, 2008
What is really being asked here is about legalized euthanasia. For as long as there have been doctors,
Created on: April 07, 2008
Believe it or not, doctors everywhere are saving patients with terminal diseases or conditions such
Created on: September 06, 2010
A patients rights seem to always be in forefront of the medical field (of course money is important
by A Morris
Created on: March 28, 2008
Every human being has charge of their own lives. The issue of suicide is a complex one. Ultimately,
by Boxer Wyze
Created on: February 03, 2009 Last Updated: March 16, 2009
Debate: Is physician-assisted euthanasia a patient's right?
Every human being has the right to life and
Created on: August 14, 2009 Last Updated: August 15, 2009
I have chosen to write for the "Yes" side, yet only because in most cases it is a right. Therefore,
Created on: July 08, 2007 Last Updated: August 25, 2009
In the United States, under federal law, physician-assisted euthanasia is not incorporated into a patient's
Created on: December 28, 2009
In many countries active euthanasia, or having your life ended by a doctor, is already legal
by Currie Jean
Created on: June 06, 2007 Last Updated: January 18, 2009
Life is not so sacred that it should be maintained against the will of a suffering person.
At the same
Created on: October 13, 2009
Should Doctor-Assisted Suicides Be Legalized for the Terminally Ill?
I believe it would be a person's
No
Created on: October 21, 2007 Last Updated: May 17, 2012
I've got a confession to make. When everyone said we should put our 17 year old Welsh Border Collie,
Created on: May 12, 2009 Last Updated: May 14, 2009
As controversial as physician-assisted euthanasia may sound, one must put into perspective what exactly
Created on: June 23, 2007
Legalization of physician-assisted euthanasia across the country would simply provide loopholes for
Created on: June 10, 2008
I do not believe a patient has the right to expect a physician to assist in their suicide. Euthanasia
Created on: May 25, 2007
Choice. We hear that word a lot now. Although, I agree choice is fundamentally what makes us human,
Created on: August 12, 2007
Not anymore than the severely disabled or depressed have a 'right' to end their own lives. Despite the
Created on: July 17, 2007
Imagine: A young child is at home with his family when a hurricane strikes, call it Katrina. It kills
by Daniel Cloud
Created on: May 24, 2011
Euthanasia has been a touchy subject before and ever since the infamous Dr. Kevorkian case. Euthanasia
by Jason Austin
Created on: September 12, 2007
A neighbor walks across the road from his house carrying a bat in his hands. When he gets to my driveway,
Created on: July 03, 2007
Physician assisted suicide is not a right. To say that I have a right to a physician assisting me in
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