Euthanasia

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This paper discusses the controversial issue of euthanasia. According to the paper such an idea seems to be the opposite of sensible thinking, especially at a time when medical miracles seem to occur every day. However, the paper further discusses how some people feel that it is those medical miracles that cause euthanasia to be a desirable option for some people, because these medical miracles can extend life beyond the point where life is tolerable.

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"There is no doubt that we must have some curbs on personal freedom. For instance, the United States actively supports freedom of speech, but that freedom ends if it holds the potential to harm others. Therefore we can give a speech criticizing government policy, but we cannot go into a crowded movie theater and shout "Fire!" just because we felt like it. The other people's reactions to the danger a fire in a crowded theater represents could result in injuries, not to mention interfering with their right to freedom of speech as expressed by their choice to watch that movie.
However, over the centuries, both personal and legal opinions of where the line must be drawn curbing personal freedoms has shifted on a variety of issues. Seventy-five years ago, homosexual acts constituted criminal behavior. At one time such an interpretation was widely accepted although today the great majority of people believe that people's sexual behavior is nearly always no business of the government's."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Almond, Mark. 1996. "We Must Not Put Our Faith in the Doctors Who Play God; The Life ad Death Dilemmas Science Cannot Solve." The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 7.
• Hoffman, Bob. 2006. "US cannot bar euthanasia: Supreme Court," in Political Gateway. Accessed via the Internet 1/19/06. <http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read.html?id=5956>

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