Right to die

The Right to Die, Physician-Assisted Suicide 6/3/99 History " I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect" -- The Hippocratic Oath Physician-Assisted suicide is one of the most controversial issues in our society today. During the 1990's, assisted suicide has become the subject of public debate and legislative action across the nation. Even the U.S Supreme Court has been involved in critical …

…References NLN Resolution #9 Press Release. April 22, 1997 - White Paper on Assisted Suicide Life-Terminating Choices: A Framework for Nursing Decision-Making. The Social Aspects of Assisted Suicide Health Care Ethics USA, Fall 1996, Vol. No. 4 Physician-Assisted Suicide Weir, Indiana University Press, May 1997, Medical Ethics Physician-Assisted Suicide Annals of Internal Medicine, 15 July 1997. Court Unanimously Rules Against Doctor-Assisted Suicides Carelli, Detroit Free Press, June 26, 1997 Kevorkian's Moral Lapse in Right to Die. Sirico, The Detroit News, Editorial, Sunday December 1, 1996 Word Count: 1412