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In 1870 Samuel Williams, a schoolteacher, initiated the contemporary euthanasia debate through a speech given at the Birmingham Speculative Club in England, which was subsequently published in a one-off publication entitled Essays of the Birmingham Speculative Club, the collected works of a number of members of an amateur philosophical society.
"The Sanctity of Life and the Right to Die: Social and Jurisprudential Aspects of the Euthanasia Debate in Australia and the United States". Washington International Law Journal. 6 (1). Stone, T. Howard; Winslade, William J. (December 1995). "Physician‐assisted suicide and euthanasia in the United States: Legal and ethical observations".
The Terri Schiavo case was a series of court and legislative actions in the United States from 1998 to 2005, regarding the care of Theresa Marie Schiavo (née Schindler) (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ v oʊ /; December 3, 1963 – March 31, 2005), a woman in an irreversible persistent vegetative state.
A 24-year-old Belgian woman was recently granted the go-ahead for euthanasia by lethal injection, with depression being the reason for her "death wish." Controversy arises over Belgian woman's ...
As applied to the euthanasia debate, the slippery slope argument claims that the acceptance of certain practices, such as physician-assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, will invariably lead to the acceptance or practice of concepts which are currently deemed unacceptable, such as non-voluntary or involuntary euthanasia.
The debate surrounding the right to die frequently centers on the question of whether this decision should rest solely with the individual or involve external authorities, highlighting broader tensions between personal freedom and societal or legal restrictions.
The controversial euthanasia of the internet-famous squirrel, Peanut, and a rescued raccoon has raised questions about the DEC’s conduct. Image credits: Peanut The Squirrel.
Karen Ann Quinlan (March 29, 1954 – June 11, 1985) was an American woman who became an important figure in the history of the right to die controversy in the United States. When she was 21, Quinlan became unconscious after she consumed Valium along with alcohol while on a crash diet and lapsed into a coma, followed by a persistent vegetative ...