PHIL 202 UIU The Morals & Ethics of Euthanasia Physician Assisted Suicide Essay

Write a 300-500 word essay in which you answer the following question. Utilize ethical theories discussed in the text to frame your arguments, as well as your own views.

In 2014 Brittany Maynard drew national attention when she announced that she intended to take advantage of Oregon’s “Death With Dignity” law, which allows residents with terminal illnesses to take their own lives with lethal drugs provided by a doctor. Maynard was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, in January 2014, and was told she had six months to live. She and her husband relocated to Oregon from California in June 2014 specifically for the law, which was adopted in the state in 1994. Maynard’s decision to end her own life reignited the right-to-die and assisted suicide debate. Her campaign was criticized as exploitative, but her supporters heralded her as brave. Analyze the ethics of this case.

Guidelines

• Try to sustain an argument to prove your case.
• Make sure that all technical philosophical terms from the reading are clearly defined.
• Grammar and spelling will make up at least 10% of the value of the grade given.
• Use your own words as much as possible.
• If you copy directly from any text, you must cite your source and the page number. Long quotes (25 words or more) should be avoided.
• No more than 10% of any assignment should be direct quotes.
• Essay should not be one long paragraph.
• Refer to the general Guidelines on Papers under General Course Content.
• The paper must be submitted to the appropriate assignment submission folder as an attachment in Word (or Word-compatible) format.