Euthanasia Awareness

#AssistUsToLiveNotDie

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The topic of euthanasia is so complex that "Such a holding would also involve the judiciary in deciding questions that are simply beyond... capacity." To put it simply, "there is no principled basis for us to legalize euthanasia."(caselaw.findlaw)

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In the court case of People v. Kevorkian, the defendant attempts to "convince the jury to reverse his conviction on constitutional grounds", but the jury responds that "Such a holding would be the first step down a very steep and very slippery slope"(caselaw.findlaw)

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Palliative care specializes in "providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness,"(getpalliativecare) making it an effective alternative to euthanasia and proving the practice of euthanasia unnecessary.

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Legalizing euthanasia undermines the commitment of doctors and other healthcare professionals to treating patients and saving lives. The motivation to find cures and better treatments would diminish if euthanasia were to become an available option for the terminally ill.

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The act of euthanasia violates "one of the oldest binding documents in history."(pbs) The Hippocratic Oath that most graduating medical-school students swear to states that "I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan;"(nlm.nih)