1. Erdman B. Palmore contends that terminally ill patients should have the right to assisted suicide. Wesley J. Smith maintains that legalizing assisted suicide minimizes the value of sick and disabled people’s lives. Does Smith’s viewpoint effectively refute Palmore’s arguments? Why or why not?
2. Don Udall and Murray N. Rothbard each employ an anecdotal example to help support their respective arguments for and against living wills, or advance directives. In your opinion, which of these authors uses his anecdote to better effect? Explain.
3. John Hardwig argues that the terminally ill may have a duty to die to protect their loved ones from severe emotional and financial burdens. Do you agree that people with devastating illnesses should hasten their deaths to offset familial hardships? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.