Will to Live
Many people who do not want medical technology to prolong their last days will sign a Living Will; however, the terminology used in a Living Will is not specific enough.
Many people who do not want medical technology to prolong their last days will sign a Living Will; however, the terminology used in a Living Will is not specific enough.
In an era of concern over escalating medical costs, "unproductive" consumers of medical services are increasingly made to see themselves as drains on society and the economy.
Classical moral philosophy has always distinguished various forms of treatment according to ordinary versus extraordinary…
The literal meaning of euthanasia is “good death,” but in current world culture, euthanasia is…
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Proponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide tell those who are older, ill, or have disabilities that their lives are no longer worth living.
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