Euthanasia
" 'Whose life is it, anyway?' " A plea by the late Sue Rodrigues, a high-profile, terminally-ill resident of British
Columbia, Canada, who suffered from ALS. She was helped to commit suicide by a physician in violation of Canadian
law." (Robinson Par. 1) This act, referred
to as euthanasia which comes from the Greek term "good death" (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Par. 1) and defined by Dictionary.com as: The act or practice of
ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the
suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. The Death With Dignity Law, which allows terminally ill patients to
receive a lethal injection which will end their lives, commonly referred to as Indirect euthanasia went into effect in Oregon
in 1997 (Robinson Par. 1). From 1997 through 2003, 171 people have had their lives ended due to this law (Robinson
Par. 1). Also legal in Belguim and the Netherlands,......

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