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As I was reading through the debates on alternative medicine,I got to thinking about old Jack Kevorkian...
Many of you probably know, Dr. Kevorkian was best known for his crusade in assisting terminally ill patients in suicide...He even invented a "suicide machine", which allowed the patient to press the button that administers the dose of the lethal drug, similar to having a pet "put to sleep". Kevorkian always documented these physician-assisted suicides on film, making sure 100% that it's the patient's will to die...
Over the years, Kevorkian took part in at least 130 assisted suicides..He lost his medical license and was even convicted of second-degree murder. He served 8 years in prison before being released on parole. He died June 3, 2011 of complications due to liver cancer.
Kevorkians arguments included that his work was merely euthanasia, mercy killings. If you're in a coma and the only thing keeping you alive is machines, the doctors as well as any family members can decide whether to "pull the plug", without the patient's consent or even knowledge...In Kevorkian's case, these patients were terminal, in pain, and wanting to die as not to suffer anymore...
Do you think what Dr.Kevorkian did was right? Do terminally ill patients have the right to die?
Many of you probably know, Dr. Kevorkian was best known for his crusade in assisting terminally ill patients in suicide...He even invented a "suicide machine", which allowed the patient to press the button that administers the dose of the lethal drug, similar to having a pet "put to sleep". Kevorkian always documented these physician-assisted suicides on film, making sure 100% that it's the patient's will to die...
Over the years, Kevorkian took part in at least 130 assisted suicides..He lost his medical license and was even convicted of second-degree murder. He served 8 years in prison before being released on parole. He died June 3, 2011 of complications due to liver cancer.
Kevorkians arguments included that his work was merely euthanasia, mercy killings. If you're in a coma and the only thing keeping you alive is machines, the doctors as well as any family members can decide whether to "pull the plug", without the patient's consent or even knowledge...In Kevorkian's case, these patients were terminal, in pain, and wanting to die as not to suffer anymore...
Do you think what Dr.Kevorkian did was right? Do terminally ill patients have the right to die?
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