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On January 1, 2014, Brittany Maynard, of Anaheim,
California,was diagnosed with brain cancer. By April, she was
given just six months to live. Brittany wanted to have the option
of ending her own life with the help of her doctor before the
cancer became unbearable, so she moved to Oregon to take
advantage of the state’s ‘Death with Dignity’ law. On November
1, 2014, surrounded by family members, Brittany ended her own
life by ingesting drugs prescribed by her doctor.
Oregon is currently one of six states in which physician-assisted
suicide is legal. In June 2016, California became the fifth state
to legalize physician-assisted suicide.
Please write an essay on
the following topic…
Do you morally approve or disapprove of California’s decision
to legalize physician-assisted suicide?
Your paper should carefully address the following questions:
1. What is
physician-assisted suicide
, and how does it differ from
active
and
passive euthanasia
?
2. Using his article “The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia,” would
J. Gay-Williams
approve of California’s decision to legalizephysician-assisted
suicide? (Why/why not?)
3. Using his article “Active and Passive Euthanasia,” would
James Rachels
approve of California’s decision to legalize physician-assisted
suicide? (Why/why not?)
4. Do
you
approve of California’s decision to legalize physician-assisted
suicide? (Why/why not?)
5. What
objections
might people have to your view? How do you respond to those
objections?
**Your paper should be 5 typed, double-spaced pages and is
due
Saturday, November 30
by
11:59 PM
. Essays should be uploaded on Blackboard through the Turnitin
link. Late essays will be penalized 1 letter grade for each day
late (e.g., A → B, C+ → D+, etc.).
Philosophy papers have two parts:
exposition
and
critical analysis
I. Introduction [.5 page]
A. Describe Brittany’s situation.
B. Distinguish euthanasia from physician-assisted suicide.
C. Thesis Statement: “In this paper, I will argue that ______.”
II. Gay-Williams [1
page]
A. Explain Gay-Williams’ view about euthanasia/PAS.
B. Would he approve of California’s decision?
III. Rachels [1
page]
A. Explain Rachels’ view about euthanasia/PAS.
B. Would he approve of California’s decision?
IV. Your View [1.5-2
pages]
A. Explain your view about euthanasia/physician-assisted
suicide.
B. Do you approve of California’s decision?
C. Raise and Respond to objections to your view.
1. Objection #1
a. Response to O1
…
V. Conclusion [.5 page]

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