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21 Impact Issues - The Right to Die
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 | assisted suicide
euthanasia
mercy killing
Dr. Kevorkian: “Dying is not a crime.”
hospice
DNR - do not resuscitate
advance directive
living will
quality of life
“death with dignity”
(ER story - Doug: son dying of a painful disease, control of pain medication)
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| What do you think of Keoni Tabido’s decision?
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| When is it acceptable/unacceptable to let or assist someone commit suicide?
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| How does Japan’s tradition affect current thinking about suicide?
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| What would you do if you found yourself in Keoni Tabido’s situation?
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| What about someone close to you?
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| Do you have any knowledge or experience with other culture’s traditions regarding the dying? (Eskimos, Obasuteyama...)
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| Do you think attitudes about suicide will change much in the future? How? Why or why not?
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| Galen: “First, do no harm.” What are the implications? (Hippocratic Oath - Hippocrates)
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| Textbook: eternal youth. Does this appeal to you?
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| If you could be one age for the rest of your life, what would it be?
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| The Who, a famous rock group of the sixties, in a song titled, “My Generation” sing, “Hope I die before I get old.” <http://snipurl.com/3ecrm> What’s your reaction to this idea?
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