Euthanasia
Euthanasia | Legalizing Euthanasia Would Lead to Involuntary Killing
James Thornton is a Roman Catholic priest and a contributor to The New American, a magazine published by the constitutionalist organization the John Birch Society. In the following viewpoint, he argues that if physician-assisted suicide becomes legal, it will inevitably be used by the government to eliminate individuals whose lives society deems burdensome or without value.Thornton describes Nazi Germany and the Netherlands as examples of places where euthanasia has been abused. He warns that the United Sates is on a similar track, citing the acceptance of abortion as evidence that...
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- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- Should Voluntary Euthanasia Be Legalized?
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Would Legalizing Euthanasia Lead to Involuntary Killing?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Legalizing Euthanasia Would Lead to Involuntary Killing
- Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Threaten the Disabled
- Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would not Threaten the Disabled
- Safegurads Cannot Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia
- Safeguards Can Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia
- Periodical Bibliography
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Should Physicians Assist in Suicide?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Assisted Suicide is an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
- Assisted Suicide is not an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
- Physicians Should be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide
- Physicians Should not be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide
- Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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