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Essay Archive - When is Now? Euthanasia and Morality
When is Now? Euthanasia and Morality
"The third night that I roomed with Jack in our tiny double room, in
the solid-tumor ward of the cancer clinic of the National Institute of
Health in Maryland, a terrible thought occurred to me. Jack had a melanoma
in his belly, a malignant solid tumor that the doctors guessed was the size
of a softball. The doctors planned to remove the tumor, but they knew Jack
would soon die. The cancer had now spread out of control. Jack, about 28,
was in constant pain, and his doctor had prescribed an intravenous shot, a
pain killer, and this would con....
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