Part one of term paper
Death with dignity, isn't that the way we all dream of dying? Dying of old age is dignified. When one dies of old age, one's heart just stops; it is quick and painless. But diseases such as AIDS and cancer are long-term. When someone is told he has a terminal disease, he is usually given his date of death. Until that date of death, all he ...

Part two of term paper
... oppose the idea of physician assisted suicide. Those who oppose physician-assisted suicide, or PAS, say the Hippocratic oath alone is an example of why PAS can never be legal. The Hippocratic oath is an oath that every doctor must take. The Hippocratic oath states "I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody if asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect"(Weir 5). Opponents agree it is all right for a doctor to opt to not resuscitate, or to cut off life support. However, they ...