Part one of term paper
I recently attended a lecture by Dr. William Molloy, co-author of “Let Me Decide”, a health care directive guide. He instructed the audience to participate in a short exercise where they would have to make an immediate decision about an imaginary patient’s medical procedure. The decisions would be made on behalf of the patient with ...

Part two of term paper
... often make the wrong choices because they feel pressured by doctors, other family members, and their own confusion and guilt. I have often heard people say that it is more emotionally painful to let a loved one die, than it is for the dying to leave their loved ones behind. The dying have accepted their illness or situation and are aware of their impending death. I do not think I would want to be kept alive by machines if I was in a terrible accident, or suffered an incurable disease. I do ...