Euthanasia History of the United Stetes of America

1920

The first trial for euthanasia was.
In Michigan, a woman who had contacted frequest sclerosis, asked her husband for help for her suicide. The husband accepted and help her with the suicide by giving her a glass of water, shich was the solution of toxic pesticide in water. She passed away in consequence of taking it. The judge pronouced life imprisonment. He was charged with first class murder.

1975 Kalen trial
1976 "The law of natural death" was constituted in California. The state admitted to make a writing on which one's will that argues that "I will not claim life-prolonging treatment. This writing is 'Living Will'"
1977 The law of natural death was constituted in Texas and Washington
1991 THe referendum in Washington tried to establish "INITIATIVE 119", but failed due to the 54% of objection.
1992 The referendum in California suggested "PROJECT 161", but it was voted down by the 53% of contradiction.
1994.11 In Oregon, the law concerning euthanasia ESTABLISHED by virtue of the 52% of approval.<The law is here>


Owing to the dualism suggested by Descartes, we came to think that our minds and spirits belong to God and that we are allowed to interpret things outside minds and spirits as extention of minds, and to refine or alternate the outside by employing a tool named science. In other words, both to mention minds or spirits has presupposed blasphemy. But trial of Americans to claim their rights how results in the explotation of a new field.
That is to say, Americans have begun to destory the dualism by means of the claim, and to construct a new idea. This idea is said to be an advanced one. It is even said that America is advanced than the countries that got off to a bad start by 20 years.

 


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