Authors debate the issue of euthanasia including the effectiveness of Oregon's right-to-die law and the moral and ethical issues of PAS--physician-assisted suicide.
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Euthanasia is a rejection of God's gift of life / Mathew Piercy - A compassionate God would not deny euthanasia / Hans Kung - People have the right to die with dignity / Simon Jenkins - Right-to-die laws would damage society / Margaret Somerville - Oregon's right-to-die law has been successful / Ron Wyden - Oregon's death with dignity act is being abused / Kenneth Stevens - There is no evidence of a slippery slope with right-to-die laws / Michael Smith - Right-to-die laws do present a slippery slope / Rita Marker - Physician-assisted suicide has no place in palliative care / José Pereira, Dominique Anwar, Gerard Pralong, Josianne Pralong, Claudia Mazzocato, and Jean-Michel Bigler - The right to die may be an important part of end-of-life care / Timothy Quill - Assisted suicide is a valid medical decision / Alois Geiger - Physician-assisted suicide can turn into a profit machine / Allen Hall - End-of-life decisions are personal and should be respected / John Humphrys - A slow death is better than the burden of assisted suicide / Susan Wolf.