Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS)

Euthanasia & Physician Assisted
Suicide (PAS)
After
studying the course materials located on Module 8: Lecture
Materials & Resources page, answer the following:
1.
Euthanasia
o Medical / Generic definition
o Bioethical definition.
2.
Describe pain and suffering within context of faith
3.
Physician Assisted Suicide / Death ( PAS / PAD)
o Definition
o Is it ethical?
o Should we have the right to
end our lives? Why yes or why not?
4.
Better alternatives to PAS; compare and contrast each:
o Hospice
o Palliative care / Terminal
sedation
5.
Case studies. Brief summary of:
o Hemlock Society
o Jacob Kevorkian
o Britanny Maynard
6.
Read and summarize ERD paragraphs #: 59, 60, 61.

Submission Instructions:

Your paper
should format and cited in proper current APA 7th style
with support from at least 3 academic sources.
Turnitin similarity should be less
than 14%
Analyze
your assessment findings and the familys answers to your questions.
Quotes cannot be
used at a higher learning level for your
assignments, so sentences need to be paraphrased and referenced.
Acceptable
references include scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources
(statutes, court opinions), journal articles, and books published in the last five
years.
No websites to be referenced without prior approval.
Textbook:
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of
the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: 9781433805615
Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD) for
Catholic Health Care Services (6th ed.). (2018).

Read
and watch the lecture resources & materials below early in the week to help
you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).
(Note: The citations below are provided for your research
convenience. You should always cross reference the current APA guide for
correct styling of citations and references in your academic work.)
Read

Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD) for Catholic
Health Care Services (6th ed.). (2018).
Paragraphs: 59, 60, 61

PHI 3633 WK 8.pdf
download

Watch

Cioffi, A. (2019, March 30). BIO 603 EUTH PAS 3 30 19 [Video
file]. Retrieved fromBIO 603 EUTH PAS 3 30 19 (Links to an external site.)

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