Part one of term paper
In recent years, has become a very heated debate. It is a Greek word that means "easy death" but the controversy surrounding it is just the opposite. Whether the issue is refusing prolonged life mechanically, assisting suicide, or active , we eventually confront our socity's fears toward death itself. Above others, our culture breeds fear a ...

Part two of term paper
... there are clear distinctions between the two types of . One group of actions taken to bring about the death of a dying patient -withdrawal of life support, referred to by some as passive - has been specifically upheld by the courts as a legal right of a patient to request and a legal act for a doctor to perform. A second group of actions taken to bring about the death of a dying patient -physician-assisted death, referred to by some as active - is specifically prohibited by laws in most states bann ...