Assisted Suicide

Assisted Suicide In recent years, debate has intensified in the U.S. over the question of whether terminally ill people should have the legal right to obtain a doctor's help in ending their lives. The campaign to legalize assisted suicide, also called the right-to-die movement, has been under way since the 1970s but has gained steam in the 1990s. Proponents believe that mentally competent terminally ill people should be able to seek and receive a …

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