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Article: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
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- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
ISSUES SURROUNDING CONTROVERSIAL END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
ARGUMENTS REGARDING PAS AND EUTHANASIA
INTERNATIONAL VIEWS OF PAS AND EUTHANASIA
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The twentieth century has seen great strides in the advancement of medicine and life-sustaining technology, resulting in improved life expectancy and quality of life for people around the world. Improvements in medicine, however, raise questions about the appropriateness of life-sustaining treatments in the case of people who are terminally ill and experiencing acute pain and suffering. In the late twentieth century, end-of-life issues came to the forefront of public attention, resulting in an ...