Saturday, 25 August 2012

Ten Links

Links
1.     Debate: Should we change the law to allow voluntary euthanasia? - National - NZ Herald News. (n.d.). NZ Herald: New Zealand's Latest News, Business, Sport, Weather, Travel, Technology, Entertainment, Politics, Finance, Health, Environment and Science. Retrieved from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10833785
[The euthanasia has to should we change the law to allow voluntary euthanasia? Debate about euthanasia: people’s own opinion and reasons why euthanasia law has to be change.The author
The author said  as long as they maintain that it is not their intention to kill, that they are simply "keeping them comfortable", they don't break the law. ]

2. Sinclair, K. (2011, November 6). Mercy mission or attempted murder? www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10764181
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3. Powley, K., & Edmunds, S. (2012, August 19). Comfort in the option of a dignified death. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/. Retrieved from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10827891

4. Man loses appeal over right to suicide. (2012, August 17). www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10827653

[Tony Nicklinson(58), is seeking legal history by challenging the government over the right to die. He had a stroke and left him unable to speak or move below his neck. The judges saying it was tragic cases but euthanasia is just a murder.]

5. Masters, C. (2006, December 2). Dying with dignity. www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10413421 

[This article described about many people suffering at the end of life without being aware they have options and choices. No right is more sacred or more carefully guarded, by the common law, than the right of the individual to the possession and control of his own person]

6.  Nordqvist, C. (2010, March 19). "What Is Euthanasia (assisted Suicide)? What Is The Definition Of Assisted Suicide Or Euthanasia?". Medical News Today. Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/182951.php 

[This article described what the definition of assisted suicide or euthanasia is. Also explanation about classifications of euthanasia: Voluntary euthanasia, involuntary euthanasia, passive euthanasia and active euthanasia and explanations why people choose euthanasia]

7. Cohen, J. S., Fihn, S. D., & Boyko, E. J. (1994, July 14). Attitudes toward Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia among Physicians in Washington State. The New England Journal of medicine. Retrieved from http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199407143310206#t=abstract 

[This article described about behaviors is engaged by the healthcare provider based on their humanistic desire to end suffering and pain. The psychiatrist's involvement may be requested in several distinct situations including evaluation of patient capacity when an appeal for euthanasia is requested on grounds of terminal somatic illness or when the patient is requesting euthanasia due to mental suffering.]

8. Smith, W. J. (2007, April 14). The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. First things. Retrieved from http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2007/04/the-future-of-assisted-suicide

 9. Back, A. L., Wallace, J. I., Starks, H. E., & Pearlman, R. A. (1996, March 27). Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Washington State:. The journal of the American Medical Association. Retrieved from http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=399087

10.  Meier, D. E., Emmons, C. A., Wallenstein, S., Quill, T., Morrison, R. S., & Cassel, C. K. (n.d.). A NATIONAL SURVEY OF PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA. hawaii. Retrieved from http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/National%20Survey%20of%20Physician-Assisted%20Suicide%20and%20Euthanasia%20in%20the%20US.pdf