LEGALIZATION OF
PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE
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AJ Jewitt
Grade Seven
Mrs. Mock
Wednesday, November 22, 2000
I. Beginning
A. " Whose life is it, anyway?" These were the words of the late Sue Rodrigues, a
high-profile, terminally-ill resident of British Columbia, Canada, who suffered
from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). She was helped to commit suicide by a
physician in violation of Canadian Law.
B. 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 the intensive care unit. "
C. I believe that because so many people are dying so painfully, there are more reasons
or physician-assisted suicide to be legal than not.
II. Middle
A. Physician-Assisted Suicide is:
1. a form of euthanasia in which a doctor gives access to a person the means to kill him
or herself
B. A Physician is:
1. a doctor
C. Steps in the process and methods of Physician-Assisted Suicide
1. There are three ways:
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