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Currently, euthanasia is illegal in Massachusetts. According to Ch. 201D §12 Massachusetts states that "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constitute, condone, authorize, or approve suicide or mercy killing or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act to end one's own life other than to permit the natural process of dying". [ 15 ]
In Mexico, active euthanasia is illegal but since 7 January 2008 the law allows the terminally ill —or closest relatives, if unconscious— to refuse medication or further medical treatment to extend life (also known as passive euthanasia) in Mexico City, [40] in the central state of Aguascalientes (since 6 April 2009) [41] and, since 1 ...
The campaign group Care Not Killing is among those that use the terms “assisted suicide” and “euthanasia”, and who argue that the focus should be on “promoting more and better palliative ...
Americans’ views on euthanasia have remained largely unchanged over the last decade, with most people believing doctors should legally be allowed to end a patient’s life, a new Gallup poll shows.
Physicians who are in favor of euthanasia state that to keep euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) illegal is a violation of patient freedoms. They believe that any competent terminally-ill patient should have the right to choose death or refuse life-saving treatment.
People with incurable illnesses who advocate for the right to die are pushing legislatures in their Latin American countries to allow for euthanasia.
Death is a natural process of life thus there should not be any laws to prevent it if the patient seeks to end it. What we do at the end of our lives should not be of concern to others. If euthanasia is strictly controlled, we can avoid entering a slippery slope and prevent patients from seeking alternative methods which may not be legal. [1]
The procedure is different than euthanasia — when a doctor gives a patient a lethal injection — which is illegal in the U.S. Goodfriend says she doesn't want to die, but she also doesn't want ...