Annotated Bibliography
Goroncy, Jason. "Euthanasia: Some Theological Considerations for Living Responsibly.” Pacifica, vol. 29, no. 3, Oct. 2016, pp. 221-243
Jason Goroncy, who is an ordained minister as well as a lecturer at Whitley College, in his journal emphasizes that even though euthanasia is not legal in the United Sates, people should be able to relieve their suffering. Some situations palliative care and sometimes to comes down to euthanasia or assisted suicide. need He believes that getting euthanized is a matter of “right to self-determination” which gives the patients the moral right to choose to die. However, according to him, the arguments for euthanasia are weaker than arguments against euthanasia. In his article, he highlights that permitting euthanasia affects the entire society because it is risking the safety of those who do not seek to get euthanize but are patients.
Marker, Rita L. "Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Today." Society, vol. 43, no. 4, May/Jun2006, pp. 59-67
Rita Marker, executive director of the Patients’ Rights Council and an attorney, discusses the risk of euthanasia in her article by mentioning the blunders within the Oregon’s report on assisted suicide. She strongly opposes legalization of euthanasia and tries to persuade the audience using logos. She relies on statistical data to support her claim that intervention from the government will not prevent the damage to human live and society, rather it will spur crimes. One of the data that stands out in her article is the number of deaths from euthanasia in Oregon after assisted suicide was legalized. The facts are shocking because the number of deaths have increased drastically. She also talks about the deaths of patients with dementia to further strengthen her argument against euthanasia.
Richardson, Bradford. (2017). "Insurance companies denied treatment to patients, offered to pay for assisted suicide, doctor claims." The
Washington Times.
In this newspaper article, the author Bradford Richardson describes an incident where the insurance company recommends a patient to consider assisted suicide instead of helping him pay his bills. This becomes a shocking news for the audience, making them aware of the potential danger of legalizing euthanasia. Richardson aims to caution the audience by saying “As much as most insurance companies try to come across as your best friend, they want to do whatever the least-costly thing is.” He mentions that insurance company would benefit from it if the bill to legalize euthanasia is passed nationally because it is cheaper for them to pay for some drugs than provide life-sustaining therapy.
Dembosky, April. (2016). "Pharmaceutical Companies Hiked Price on Aid in Dying Drug." KQED Science.
In the article, the author April Dembosky reveals the reason behind pharmaceutical company supporting euthanasia. In the beginning of her article, she mentions that the average cost of lethal medication of around $3,000. She states facts like, “Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the company that makes the drug most commonly used in physician-assisted suicide, doubled the drug's price last year, one month after California lawmakers proposed legalizing the practice” to conclude that pharmaceutical company has no stake in this issue. They are just aiming to make more money. Furthermore, Dembosky mentions that these companies are also aiming to make costly drugs that are more lethal yet safe to use. This gives them another reason to increase the prices of the drugs (by rebranding them) even though these lethal doses have been around for 80 years. The goal of Dembosky was to expose these companies and reveal their personal gain in this issue.
de Beaufort, Inez. and van de Vathorst, Suzanne. (2016). "Dementia and assisted suicide and euthanasia." US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health.
The main claims made in this article are that countries that have legalized euthanasia have faced many problems. de Beaufort and van de Vathorst’s article focuses on the relationship between dementia and assisted suicide which relies mainly on statistics from Netherlands to show the increasing number of requests to get euthanized from patients diagnosed with dementia over time. As an evidence, they mention, “In the Netherlands in 2014, 81 people diagnosed with dementia opted for and were granted euthanasia, their doctors either administered them lethal drugs on their request or helped them by handing them the lethal drugs.” This data warns the audience of the serious threat that will be faced by countries who legalizes euthanasia. They also find loopholes in Dutch law on euthanasia and list the ways people have been taking advantage of euthanasia. By bringing out the hidden details from countries that have legalized euthanasia, they warn other countries of the difficulties they will face too while dealing with this issue.
Jason Goroncy, who is an ordained minister as well as a lecturer at Whitley College, in his journal emphasizes that even though euthanasia is not legal in the United Sates, people should be able to relieve their suffering. Some situations palliative care and sometimes to comes down to euthanasia or assisted suicide. need He believes that getting euthanized is a matter of “right to self-determination” which gives the patients the moral right to choose to die. However, according to him, the arguments for euthanasia are weaker than arguments against euthanasia. In his article, he highlights that permitting euthanasia affects the entire society because it is risking the safety of those who do not seek to get euthanize but are patients.
Marker, Rita L. "Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Today." Society, vol. 43, no. 4, May/Jun2006, pp. 59-67
Rita Marker, executive director of the Patients’ Rights Council and an attorney, discusses the risk of euthanasia in her article by mentioning the blunders within the Oregon’s report on assisted suicide. She strongly opposes legalization of euthanasia and tries to persuade the audience using logos. She relies on statistical data to support her claim that intervention from the government will not prevent the damage to human live and society, rather it will spur crimes. One of the data that stands out in her article is the number of deaths from euthanasia in Oregon after assisted suicide was legalized. The facts are shocking because the number of deaths have increased drastically. She also talks about the deaths of patients with dementia to further strengthen her argument against euthanasia.
Richardson, Bradford. (2017). "Insurance companies denied treatment to patients, offered to pay for assisted suicide, doctor claims." The
Washington Times.
In this newspaper article, the author Bradford Richardson describes an incident where the insurance company recommends a patient to consider assisted suicide instead of helping him pay his bills. This becomes a shocking news for the audience, making them aware of the potential danger of legalizing euthanasia. Richardson aims to caution the audience by saying “As much as most insurance companies try to come across as your best friend, they want to do whatever the least-costly thing is.” He mentions that insurance company would benefit from it if the bill to legalize euthanasia is passed nationally because it is cheaper for them to pay for some drugs than provide life-sustaining therapy.
Dembosky, April. (2016). "Pharmaceutical Companies Hiked Price on Aid in Dying Drug." KQED Science.
In the article, the author April Dembosky reveals the reason behind pharmaceutical company supporting euthanasia. In the beginning of her article, she mentions that the average cost of lethal medication of around $3,000. She states facts like, “Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the company that makes the drug most commonly used in physician-assisted suicide, doubled the drug's price last year, one month after California lawmakers proposed legalizing the practice” to conclude that pharmaceutical company has no stake in this issue. They are just aiming to make more money. Furthermore, Dembosky mentions that these companies are also aiming to make costly drugs that are more lethal yet safe to use. This gives them another reason to increase the prices of the drugs (by rebranding them) even though these lethal doses have been around for 80 years. The goal of Dembosky was to expose these companies and reveal their personal gain in this issue.
de Beaufort, Inez. and van de Vathorst, Suzanne. (2016). "Dementia and assisted suicide and euthanasia." US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health.
The main claims made in this article are that countries that have legalized euthanasia have faced many problems. de Beaufort and van de Vathorst’s article focuses on the relationship between dementia and assisted suicide which relies mainly on statistics from Netherlands to show the increasing number of requests to get euthanized from patients diagnosed with dementia over time. As an evidence, they mention, “In the Netherlands in 2014, 81 people diagnosed with dementia opted for and were granted euthanasia, their doctors either administered them lethal drugs on their request or helped them by handing them the lethal drugs.” This data warns the audience of the serious threat that will be faced by countries who legalizes euthanasia. They also find loopholes in Dutch law on euthanasia and list the ways people have been taking advantage of euthanasia. By bringing out the hidden details from countries that have legalized euthanasia, they warn other countries of the difficulties they will face too while dealing with this issue.