Evaluation:
Published: 11.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Against Both Voluntary and Involuntary Euthanasia', 1.
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9% had engaged in physician-assisted suicide. Does this practice contribute to devaluing human life?
South Africa, Holland and England, these are some of the countries in which physician assisted suicide is legal. Compare that to the, United States of America, Canada, and Australia, in which this practice is illegal. Not only are these three countries prosperous and rich but also they are leading the worlds in terms of culture, far a head of South Africa, Holland and England. Could this be to the cause of the medical practice of Euthanasia? The only answer to that could be: Physician assisted suicide is a death device for the diseased, that devalues human life, and it will ultimately bring about the demise of not only a few nations, but the demise of the world.

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