Essay Archive - Euthanasia
Euthanasia
Public opinion for euthanasia and doctor assisted suicide has always
been mixed. A poll that was taken by the Gallup Organization in Canada
during July 1995 proves that people are starting to see the advantages of
euthanasia. The first question that was asked was:
"When a person has an incurable disease that is immediately life
threatening and causes that person to experience great suffering, do you,
or do you not think that competent doctors should be allowed by law to end
the patient's life through mercy killing, if the patient has made a
formal request in writing?"
It is proven in this first question that the ....
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