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Should Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legalised? by DoosuurGyer(f): 4:00pm On Aug 07, 2020
Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide are practices that are legal in a few countries around the world including Netherlands, Belgium and Canada. Euthanasia, is as an act taken by a physician, that intentionally ends the life of a person to relieve pain or suffering at his/her request (Deliens and Van der Wal, 2003). Physician assisted suicide (PAS) on the other hand is a situation where a person self-administers a lethal dose of a substance prescribed by a physician at their request (Materstverd et al., 2003).

The rate of euthanasia and PAS cases continue to rise in countries where it has been legalised. A Dutch Euthanasia centre, known as the End of Life Clinic, reported a 22% rise in requests for euthanasia in 2019 compared to (read more at https://aphen.africa/t/should-euthanasia-and-physician-assisted-suicide-be-legalised/964)
Re: Should Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legalised? by illicit(m): 6:11pm On Aug 07, 2020
Yes
Re: Should Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide Be Legalised? by BrickDevo: 8:33am On Aug 08, 2020
Yes oh!

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