The Right to Live or Die

Title: The Right to Live or Die
Category: /Business & Economy
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The Right to Live or Die
The medical profession has long subscribed to a body of ethical statements developed primarily for the benefit of the patient. As a member of this profession, a physician must recognize responsibility to patients first and foremost, as well as society. However, there is an emerging practice that physicians are facing in the medical profession. Moreover, conflict surrounds this practice, legally and ethically. There are various standards of conduct that epitomizes the behavior of a honorable …showed first 75 words of 1946 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1946 total…Derek. "Voluntary Euthanasia is Ethical." Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. James D. Torr. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. 17-23. Pretzer, Michael, Assited Suicide, Should it be legal?.Web MD, Jan. 2000http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default Weir, Robert F, ed. Physician-Assisted Suicide. Medical Ethics Ser. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1997. University of Washington School of Medicine (WS). Ethics in Medicine 2003http://eduserv.hscer.washington.edu/bioethics/topics/pas.html http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/01/25/assisted.suicide.wmd/

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