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Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?
Euthanasia ProCon.org presents facts, laws, surveys, and pro and con statements on questions related to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. For the best overview of this website, start with the four boxes below: 1-Minute Overview, expert responses to our core question "Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?," Top 10 Pros and Cons, and fun facts in Did You Know?

[Editor's Note: We do not recommend or refer specific physicians, counselors, organizations, or other experts on end-of-life issues.]
 


1-Minute Overview Core Question Top 10 Pros & Cons Did You Know?

For more information browse the left column resources, read pros and cons in the issues below, or visit our notices section for our most recent content.

Pros and Cons by Issue
Core Question
  Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?

Definitions and Language
  Euthanasia
  Physician-Assisted Suicide/ Physician Aid in Dying
  Differentiating Terms

Moral Questions
  Slippery Slope
  Religious Concerns
  Double Effect

Law and Public Policy
  Dr. Kevorkian
  Oregon Death With Dignity Act
  Terri Schiavo
  "Right to Die"
  Who Decides

Advance Directives
  Living Wills
  Health Care Power of Attorney

End-of-Life Medical Care
  Palliative Care
  Futility
  Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
  Euthanasia in Practice
  Ethical Concerns
  Hippocratic Oath
  Motivations for Hastened Death

Health Care Implications
  American Healthcare System
  Insurance Considerations

Special Groups
  Disabled Patients
  Elderly Patients
  Poor Patients
  Minority Patients
  Female Patients
  Infant Patients

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6/8/2009 - NEW PROCON.ORG WEBSITE! - Should prescription drugs be advertised directly to consumers? - This website is our first ever  site meaning it took us less than 35 hours to build.  The site contains a "did you know?" section, an overview of the issue, pro and con arguments, an image and video gallery, a reader survey, and a listing of all our sources.

6/5/2009 - UPDATED: Glossary: Read the definitions of terms related to euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, such as right to die, slippery slope, and mercy killing.

Archived Notices (archived after 30 days)

 

Last updated on 7/2/2009 12:51 PM PST