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Euthanasia

By: Andrew Kenneth Uyesugi, Mikayla DeBarros, Eryk


Lewandowski , Emilie Baxter
What is Euthanasia?
The painless killing of humans who suffer
from severe illness.
Methods of Euthanasia:
- Drugs
- Injections
- Pills
- Gases


Euthanasia vs. Assisted Suicide
Euthanasia: intentionally ending a life to alleviate pain
and suffering. The physician himself kills the patient
with an injection or other method.
Assisted Suicide: suicide with the aid of another person.
The person is the one killing himself.
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS): doctor intentionally
gives knowledge to a person to commit suicide (ex.
overdose or supply drugs)
Is it Legal?


Euthanasia: Assisted Suicide:
In the United States illegal in all states
in the U.S.
legal in Oregon (The
Dignity Act), Montana,
New Mexico, and
Vermont
In Foreign
Countries
legal in
Netherlands,
Belgium, and
Luxembourg
legal in Switzerland,
Germany, Albania,
Colombia, and Japan
Importance
It allows people to be free of pain, as well as
mental sadness. For example Dax Cowart,
who was almost burned to death in a
propane explosion. His hands, eyes, ears,
and lips were burned off, he spent years in
physical pain, wishing to die.
Who It Affects?
Thousands of people just in the U.S. are
diagnosed with terminal illnesses.
552,000 Americans die of cancer each year
(1,500 people a day)
1 out of 4 deaths in the U.S. are caused from
cancer
Controversy
Make It Legal
humane - ends pain
human right
less health care costs
Stay Illegal
Encyclopedia of American Law states mercy killing is
a class of criminal homicide
Some Christians believe interferes with Gods plan

Negative Viewpoints
If euthanasia is legalized:
Euthanasia will become non-voluntary.
More people will commit suicide without
having a terminal illness.
No life is being saved, only taken.
Positive Viewpoints
If euthanasia is legalized:
Those who dont want euthanization wont
be affected.
People can avoid excruciating pain and slow
death.
Its cost efficient because you will no longer
have to pay medical bills.

Andrew, Mikayla, and Emilies Viewpoint
We believe euthanasia should be legal. People want to
remember themselves as they were not when they were
suffering. Instead of leaving on a bad note, they can leave
on a relatively happy note. For some people, it will be an
honorable right to die on their own terms. Also, the family
wont have to see their loved one suffer.
Eryks Viewpoint
Im not against or for it, reason being it will
most likely not affect me within the near future
but here is what I think about it:
-It allows people to be free of suffering.
-It is assisted suicide.
-Prevents from possible full recovery
Statistics
Real Life Stories
29 year old Brittany
Maynard chooses to die
with own consent after
diagnosed with
terminal brain cancer

Real Life Stories
Kathryn Judson from Oregon
was appalled when her husbands
doctor advocated for assisted
suicide without consulting her.
Real Life Stories
John Elliott
chooses to die
with his dignity
rather than suffer
from multiple
myeloma.
Dax Cowart Debate
25 year old Air Force pilot in 1973
Burned 75% of body and killed father when
two propane tanks exploded in car
Now 48 year old successful attorney but still
wishes doctors let him die instead of putting
him through the immense amount of pain
Blind and has no function of his hands
Summary
Sources
http://euthanasia.procon.org/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/infavour/infavour_1.shtml
http://www.life.org.nz/euthanasia/abouteuthanasia/methods-of-euthanasia/
http://www.euthanasia.com/argumentsagainsteuthanasia.html
http://psychcentral.com/lib/treating-pain-associated-with-terminal-illness/000497
http://www.debate.org/euthanasia/
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-04-26/features/1998116064_1_cowart-masks-young-man
http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialsciences/ppecorino/medical_ethics_text/Chapter_6_Patient_Rights
/Readings_Cowart_Burt.htm
http://www.worldrtd.net/qanda/what-difference-between-assisted-dying-and-euthanasia

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