Should Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legal?

Throughout the United States, committing suicide or attempting to commit suicide is not a legal offense; however, helping another person commit suicide is a criminal act. Physician assisted suicide occurs when a physician facilitates a patient's death by providing the necessary means and information to enable the patient to perform the life-ending act. Physician assisted suicide is illegal in most states with the only exception being Oregon, which allows people who are terminally ill and …

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