Euthansia Addressing the pros and cons of the issue of ethunasia in the United States. Should the practice be out lawed?

Steward Alsop once said, "A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless to resist." (Bolander, 1987) Most people in North America die what may be called a bad death. One study found that "more often than not, patients died in pain, their desires concerning treatment neglected, after spending 10 days or more in an intensive care unit" (Horgan, 1996). In …

…Seneca quoted in Bolander writes, "A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor"(Bolander, 1987). Bibliography 1. Bernards, N., ed. Euthanasia: opposing viewpoints. Greenhaven Press, Inc. 1989 2. Bolander, D. Instant quotation dictionary. Little Falls: Career Publishing, Inc. 1987 3. Colesanto, D. "The right-to-die controversy." USA Today May 1991: 62-63. 4. Horgan, John "Right to Die," Scientific American May 1996 http://www.sciam.com/0596issue/0596infocus.html 5. Nett, Valarie. Euthanasia November 2001 http://www.geocities.com/flying_icebergs/info.html