Euthanasia And Living Wills
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THE STORY
Imagine someone you love...better yet, imagine yourself lying in a
hospital bed oblivious to the world around you, unable to move or show any signs
of life, your own existence controlled by an I.V., a respiratory machine, and a
feeding tube. In essence you are dead. Your body is no lon ....
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.... though writing a living will is just
as easy if not easier than writing a death will, many people don't take the time
to do so. Therefore, doctors have to debate the question of euthanasia - a
question that each one of us should ponder long before we are put in this
situation.
What is euthanasia? Euthanasia is not mercy killing. It has absolutely
nothing to do with killing. On the contrary, euthanasia by definition simply
means "good death" and in the applied sense it refers to "the pat ....
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