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.
-Arguments showing that legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide leads to abuse demonstrate that the same ethical concerns arise with the
A) withholding of life-sustaining treatment.
B) withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
C) provision of extraordinary care.
D) both a and b
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