Importance of Debate and Understanding Case Studies
One of the most important public policy debates today surrounds the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Debates not only between family, doctors and legislators, but more importantly, between the courts. Throughout recorded history, a series of seemingly unrelated ideas have been consistently intertwined: suicide, euthanasia, infanticide, eugenics, genocide and physician-assisted suicide. From Plato and Hippocrates to a pair of twentieth-century American physicians named Haiselden and Kevorkian, an examination of history shows these disparate notions always involve two troublesome questions: Which lives are not worth living? And who will decide? Understanding the case studies involving these decisions by people and the courts is necessary to understand the relevance of the topic in today’s global society. The outcome of this debate will profoundly affect family relationships, interaction between doctors and patients, and concepts of basic ethical behavior.
Quinlan Case
Rodriguez Case
Purdy Case
Quinlan Case
Rodriguez Case
Purdy Case
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