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Euthanasia Home

Featured Resources

1. Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?

2. Top 10 Pros and Cons

3. Did You Know?

4. Historical Timeline

5. Comments

-Pros & Cons by Category

CORE QUESTION

Definitions

Moral Differences in Forms of Assisted Dying

Religious Concerns

Law and Public Policy

Oregon Death with Dignity Act

Dr. Kevorkian

Terri Schiavo

Futility Policies

Euthanasia in Practice

Physician Involvement in Euthanasia and PAS

American Healthcare System

Living Wills, Advance Directives, & Power of Attorney

Pallative Care

"Slippery Slope" Argument

Doctrine of Double Effect

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

Infants & the Groningen Protocol

Special Groups

Projects

6. State-by-State Guide to Physician-Assisted Suicide

7. International Perspectives

8. Legal Precedents

9. Physician opinions on euthanasia and PAS

10. Opinion Polls/Surveys

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11. Source Biographies

12. Glossary

13. Notices Archive

14. Site Map

+ Additional Resources

Washington Becomes Second State to Approve Physician-Assisted Suicide

Legal Documents in the Terri Schiavo Case

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