Euthanasia: An Annotated Bibliography
Keown, John. "Voluntary Euthanasia and Physicianassisted Suicide: Should the WMA Drop Its Opposition?." World Medical Journal, vol. 62, no. 3, Oct. 2016, pp. 103-107. This source outlines seven reason why the World Medical Association should not oppose voluntary euthanasia, but should at least take a more neutral stance in the matter. Some of the concerns he brings up are quite valid. One such concern, whether the person feels as if they should die because they are placing an undue burden on their family or caregivers, is on many have questioned. Keown said, “The Select Committee stated: We are also concerned that vulnerable people – the elderly, lonely, sick or distressed – would feel pressure, whether …show more content…
Emmanuel has placed many facts into this source to support the legalization of PAS. I will cite, from this source, one such fact. “Each year, approximately 2.3 million Americans die” (632). Emmanuel has estimated that only 50 percent of this number will die in a manner that they would be able to request PAS or euthanasia (632). He also cites that in many deaths, patients would not be considered competent enough to request PAS (632). Another interesting fact I will be citing in this paper is that, in all but 5 percent of cases, palliative care would be acceptable to manage the pain of dying patients (633). A quote I plan to use is “According to the latest data, approximately 2.4 percent of all Dutch decedents had a distinct dying process, were competent to request euthanasia or PAS, and died from euthanasia or PAS …show more content…
"How Do We Die?." Politics & the Life Sciences, vol. 35, no. 2, Fall2016, pp. 69-74.
This source discusses, again, why physician-assisted suicide should be legalized. This goes more into the number of Americans that may be seeking this option and why it is rising. “According to the US Census Bureau, the entire baby boomer generation will have joined the ranks of the older population by 2030” (Stabile 69). For this reason, more and more people are discussing whether or not to make PAS legal in the
Keown, John. "Voluntary Euthanasia and Physicianassisted Suicide: Should the WMA Drop Its Opposition?." World Medical Journal, vol. 62, no. 3, Oct. 2016, pp. 103-107. This source outlines seven reason why the World Medical Association should not oppose voluntary euthanasia, but should at least take a more neutral stance in the matter. Some of the concerns he brings up are quite valid. One such concern, whether the person feels as if they should die because they are placing an undue burden on their family or caregivers, is on many have questioned. Keown said, “The Select Committee stated: We are also concerned that vulnerable people – the elderly, lonely, sick or distressed – would feel pressure, whether …show more content…
Emmanuel has placed many facts into this source to support the legalization of PAS. I will cite, from this source, one such fact. “Each year, approximately 2.3 million Americans die” (632). Emmanuel has estimated that only 50 percent of this number will die in a manner that they would be able to request PAS or euthanasia (632). He also cites that in many deaths, patients would not be considered competent enough to request PAS (632). Another interesting fact I will be citing in this paper is that, in all but 5 percent of cases, palliative care would be acceptable to manage the pain of dying patients (633). A quote I plan to use is “According to the latest data, approximately 2.4 percent of all Dutch decedents had a distinct dying process, were competent to request euthanasia or PAS, and died from euthanasia or PAS …show more content…
"How Do We Die?." Politics & the Life Sciences, vol. 35, no. 2, Fall2016, pp. 69-74.
This source discusses, again, why physician-assisted suicide should be legalized. This goes more into the number of Americans that may be seeking this option and why it is rising. “According to the US Census Bureau, the entire baby boomer generation will have joined the ranks of the older population by 2030” (Stabile 69). For this reason, more and more people are discussing whether or not to make PAS legal in the