EXPLAIN THE LAWS CONCERNING ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EXPLAIN THE BIBL

EXPLAIN THE LAWS CONCERNING ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EXPLAIN THE BIBLICAL VIEWPOINT ON ASSISTED SUICIDE.The debate over whether physician-assisted suicide is ethical and should be legal has persisted for many years. Although many people feel the taking of a life is morally and biblically wrong, legalizing physician-assisted suicide can be a compassionate way to end suffering and pain due to terminal illness and provide a level of control for the patient over his or her own death.OutlineI. Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS)A. Definition and HistoryB. Dr. Jack KevorkianII. EuthanasiaA. Passive EuthanasiaB. Active EuthanasiaIII. Patient Self-Determination ActIV. Constitutional RightsA. Equal protection clause 14th Amendment to the Constitution1. Basic component of human freedom2. Right to decide one’s own destiny (autonomy)B. 9th Amendment to the ConstitutionV. Social PolicyA. Litigation1. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit2. United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitB. Legislation1. Death with Dignity Act Measure 16 (Oregon)C. Doctors’ participation in PASVI. Legal PrecedentsA. In re Quinlan, 70 NJ. 10, 355 A.2d 647, 664 (1976)B. Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793 (1997)C. Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006)VII. Biblical ViewpointVIII. ConclusionIX. ReferencesAnnas, G.J. (1976). Law and the life sciences: In re Quinlan: Legal comfort for doctors. The Hastings Center Report, 6(3), 29-31.Bostrom, B.A. (2006). Gonzales v. Oregon. Issues in Law & Medicine, 21(3), 203-210.Bross, W. & Ivey, J. (2006). Healthcare issues??patient self determination acts and informed consent. Alabama Nurse, 32(4), 9.Bruder, P. (1996). Reaping the whirlwind: Legalizing assisted suicide. Hospital Topics, 74(3), 8-10.Delka, L. (1995). Constitutional law: Physician-assisted suicide, crime or compassion? Washburn Law Journal, 35, 197-211.Devlin, M. (1996). Quill v. Vacco. Issues in Law & Medicine, 12(1), 65-67.Feinberg, B. (1998). The court upholds a state law prohibiting physician-assisted suicide. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 88(3), 847-876.