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Essay Archive - Death Can Come Too Late: Active and Passive Euthanasia
Death Can Come Too Late: Active and Passive Euthanasia
Death is deeply personal, generally feared, and wholly inescapable,
but medical technology now can prolong our biological existence virtually
indefinitely, and, with these advances, comes the question of whether we
should pursue the extension of life in all cases. Most people would agree
that, under certain circumstances, it would be preferable to cease our hold
on life. Nearly everyone can agree that there are situations when
terminally ill patients have the right to call for a halt to life-extending
treatments, and that their ph....
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