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Introduction

Chapter 1: Is Assisted Suicide Ethical?

Chapter Preface

Assisted Suicide Shows Compassion for the Dying

Assisted Suicide Is Consistent with Christian Beliefs

Christian Arguments Against Assisted Suicide Are Misguided

Allowing Competent People to Commit Suicide Is Ethical

Physician-Assisted Suicide Undermines Medical Ethics

Assisted Suicide Distorts the Meaning of Mercy

Assisted Suicide Violates Christian Beliefs

Assisted Suicide Violates the Dignity of Patients

Assisted Suicide Is Not Morally Equivalent to Letting Patients Die

Chapter 2: Is Assisted Suicide Constitutional Right?

Chapter Preface

Bans on Assisted Suicide Violate the Fourteenth Amendment

Assisted Suicide Is an Individual Freedom

Assisted Suicide Is a Fundamental Constitutional Right

Assisted Suicide Is the Ultimate Civil Right

Bans on Assisted Suicide Do Not Violate the Fourteenth Amendment

Arguments Supporting a Constitutional Right to Suicide Are Illogical

A Constitutional Right to Assisted Suicide Would Threaten Patients’ Right to Refuse Treatment

The Supreme Court’s Position on Assisted Suicide Is Valid

Chapter 3: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legalized?

Chapter Preface

Legalized Physician- Assisted Suicide Would Improve Treatment of the Terminally Ill

Safeguards Can Prevent the Abuse of Physician- Assisted Suicide

Legalizing Physician- Assisted Suicide Would Not Threaten the Disabled

Arguments Against Legalizing Physician- Assisted Suicide Are Unconvincing

Support for Legalized Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Based on Mistaken Notions

Legalized Physician- Assisted Suicide Would Lead to Abuses

Legalizing Physician- Assisted Suicide Would Harm Society

Legalized Physician- Assisted Suicide Would Damage the Physician- Patient Relationship

Chapter 4: How Would Assisted Suicide Affect Individuals’ Rights?

Chapter Preface

Assisted Suicide Would Threaten the Nonfatally Ill

Assisted Suicide Would Threaten the Rights of the Disabled

Assisted Suicide Would Create an Inhumane Society

Assisted Suicide Will Be Encouraged for Economic Reasons

Assisted Suicide Would Respect the Rights of the Terminally Ill

Assisted Suicide Would Respect the Rights of the Elderly

Voluntary Euthanasia Would Not Lead to Involuntary Killing

Some Individuals Have a Duty to Die

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Study & Research Assisted Suicide

This Study Guide consists of approximately 262 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Assisted Suicide.