Research Topic

Question: Should euthanasia be a choice between a patient and his/her doctor based on the patient’s condition, or should it be controlled by the government uniformly?
Source 1:
Wolfe, Warren. “Choosing Death: Assisted Suicide_ _Three Lives, Three Journeys.” Star Tribune 27 Feb. 1994, pp. 1A+ . www.startribune.com.
This source provided specific examples of how doctors, in some cases let patients who are dying die, and provide no effort to ease their pain. This contributes to my topic because some would argue that it is the fault of some doctors that patients ask to be lethally injected, making the suffering argument invalid on the opposing side.
Source 2:
Worsnop, Richard L. “Assisted Suicide.” CQ Researcher Feb 1992: 147-163. SIRS Researcher. SIRS Knowledge Source. Edina High School. 8 Dec. 2008 http://www.sirs.com.
This article discusses the motives for providing assisted suicide. Sympathy for the patient and the debate between the legitimacy of the act are addressed. There have also been votes issued on whether or no the doctor could assist if the patient had six or less months to live. Overall, this article explore different factors of what an assisted suicide timeline would look like, and the decisions that are able to be made based on the patient’s condition.