Annotate Links Post

This link gives a solid definition of euthanasia and its many forms. Anyone confused about the different forms could find clarification by visiting this website. It also gives a mind boggling quote taken from a family doctor named Everett Koop who shares his feeling on the dangers of legalizing euthanasia.

This link focuses on the ongoing debate of euthanasia. It goes over the reasons why euthanasia is such a heated topic. It also proposes the possibility that the question of whether euthanasia is moral or not may never be answered.

This article published in the Humanist goes over the opposing sides that euthanasia creates. It gives ten reasons as to not allow euthanasia and then counter argues these points using evidence. I posted this link to show the other side of the euthanasia and to remain unbiased.

This link goes over a study done to convey doctor’s sentiments towards euthanasia. Who better to look to about health care than a doctor right? Although this study was done at the University of Miami, it is still good representation for the population of doctors in the United States.

This report shows how legalizing euthanasia could possibly affect society. Many laws have the power of changing the mind frame of those in society and this link explores this. It is obviously just an educated guess but still provides insight to think about.

Studies are obviously important when looking at care of terminally ill patients that request euthanasia. This link covers a study that shows the opposing grieving process of families whose sick loved one receives euthanasia; versus the grieving process of the family who’s loved one did not receive euthanasia. The results are very interesting and gave me new insight on euthanasia’s effect on others lives.

This link gives arguments against the act of legalizing euthanasia. This link is opposite of the second one that I have gone over because it gives arguments for euthanasia and counter argues these points.The text gives several arguments such as the quality of life, regulation of the law if passed, societal affects and the ‘conflict with aims of medicine.