Euthanasia: Should assisted suicide be permitted?

The concept of euthanasia elicits very emotional responses on both sides of the issue. At the heart of the matter is a moral debate about what lengths people should go to in order to preserve human life and what really constitutes a life worth preserving.

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Who Lives, Who Dies?

To more clearly understand the complex nature of this issue try our thought-provoking survey. If you have already completed this once, you can also jump straight to the results. In each case, the question is "Should this person recieve Euthanasia?".

An eighty-five year old man, has a terminal cancer and is in severe pain despite morphine treatment. He has been requesting euthanasia over a peroid of six weeks. He has full mental awareness.

Yes No

A sixty year old woman has a degenerative condition, which means that she will gradually lose body control. She is now in a wheelchair, but asks for euthanasia before she loses the power of speech. She is not in severe pain at this stage.

Yes No

A chronically depressed seventeen year old. Has attempted suicide three times. He has cystic fibrosis, and the prognosis is that he will live another two to four years.

Yes No

A car accident victim, thirty two, has suffered major head injury, has been in a coma for four weeks. His condition is stable but he is totally reliant on life support and has no possibilty of recovering mental facilities if he revieves from the coma.

Yes No

An eight year old boy with severe Down's Syndrome.He has developed pneumonia and parents have requested no treatment except to make the child comfortable.

Yes No

A newborn baby has major physical and mental disabilities. She may survive unaided but will always require full time nursing. There is little prospect of her developing speech and body control such as walking.

Yes No

This will show you a running tally of the responses to date, of course the most popular isnt necessarily the right one. Did you change you opinion as you worked throught this list?

For More Information As one might expect, there are a wide variety of web sites about euthanasia. One particularly comprehensive one is euthanasia.com.

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