Euthanasia

EuthanasiaEuthanasia

Also called Also called mercy killing.mercy killing. the act of the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing putting to death painlessly or allowing

to die, as by withholding extreme to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal medical measures, a person or animal

suffering from an incurable, esp. a suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition. painful, disease or condition.

Reasons For EuthanasiaReasons For Euthanasia

• Unbearable painUnbearable pain

• Right to commit suicide Right to commit suicide

• People should not be forced to stay People should not be forced to stay alive alive

Compassion & Choices Compassion & Choices OrganizationOrganization

• A Group active in legislatures and A Group active in legislatures and courts to reform laws that limit a courts to reform laws that limit a patient’s rights to excellent end-of-patient’s rights to excellent end-of-life care and personal controllife care and personal control

• Active in representing the interests Active in representing the interests of patients at the U.S. Supreme Courtof patients at the U.S. Supreme Court

• Over 50,000 Over 50,000 members and donors members and donors strong throughout strong throughout the United Statesthe United States

• Active in Active in communities with communities with more than 50 more than 50 chapters, community chapters, community groups and affiliates. groups and affiliates.

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• Compassion & Choices understands Compassion & Choices understands that severe chronic pain changes that severe chronic pain changes everything. Some days the pain or everything. Some days the pain or

the fight to maintain health and well-the fight to maintain health and well-being is overwhelming, and those being is overwhelming, and those

who suffer chronic pain may turn to who suffer chronic pain may turn to our organization because they our organization because they

believe they wish to die. believe they wish to die.

It provides a way to relieve It provides a way to relieve extreme pain extreme pain

It provides a way of relief when It provides a way of relief when a person's quality of life is low a person's quality of life is low

Frees up medical funds to help Frees up medical funds to help other people other people

It is another case of freedom of It is another case of freedom of choice choice

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Would You Want to See a Would You Want to See a Family Member Live Through Family Member Live Through

Severe Pain?Severe Pain?