David Orentlicher and Lois Snyder | Can Assisted Suicide Be Regulated?
Orentlicher and Snyder present arguments for and against the regulation of assisted suicide, demonstrating both the benefits and drawbacks of attempts to legally and ethically define such concepts as "competent adult," "terminal illness," and the distinction between active euthanasia and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments. They conclude with the argument that prohibitive laws would fail to stop assisted suicide in actual practice.
-Opponents of regulatory laws for assisted suicide point out that

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Opponents argue that defining "competence," determining life expectancy, and distinguishing between assisted and non-assisted suicide based on disability are all challenging aspects of regulating assisted suicide.