The Right to Die
Diana Gonzalez
The Right to Die
Introduction: Imagine to have to depend on another to feed, clothe, bathe, and even get you out of bed on a day to day basis. Or even imagine having a chronic and extremely painful illness, would you want to have the right to ask your doctor to end your suffering? Euthanasia” is a broad term for mercy killing—taking the life of a hopelessly ill or injured individual in order to end his or her suffering.
Specific propose: To inform my audience about the moral implications of assisted suicide. Kevorkian’s theory stated that death was better than life in some cases, and that morality was flexible in such situations.
Central idea: Assisted suicide developed as a way to die with as much dignity as possible. I am going to discuss voluntary medical assisted euthanasia, as utilized by Dr. Kevorkian. I. Kevorkian theory was first used on June 4, 1990 were the result of deeply held opinions on the right-to-die issue. A. 54-year-old Janet Adkins suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease was the first person to have their life ended by his theory in 1990. II. Strengthened by recent court victories Jack Kevorkian and the right-to-die movement are well on their way to making euthanasia as much a part of American life as abortion has become over the past two decades. B. Abortion is legal so what 's the difference with wanting assisted help with suicide? C. Jack Kevorkian would like to see clinics that he calls “obitoriums” set up to serve those wanting to commit suicide.
III. In a 1988 Medicine and Law article Jack Kevorkian builds on his previous ideas of human experimentation by combining them with his theories on planned death. A. "The Last Fearsome Taboo: Medical Aspects of Planned Death,” Kevorkian explains how with the experimentation you move from “euthanasia” or “good death” into an area called “eutatosthanasia” or “best death.”
Conclusion: Whether you support Dr. Kevorkian’s theory
The Right to Die
Introduction: Imagine to have to depend on another to feed, clothe, bathe, and even get you out of bed on a day to day basis. Or even imagine having a chronic and extremely painful illness, would you want to have the right to ask your doctor to end your suffering? Euthanasia” is a broad term for mercy killing—taking the life of a hopelessly ill or injured individual in order to end his or her suffering.
Specific propose: To inform my audience about the moral implications of assisted suicide. Kevorkian’s theory stated that death was better than life in some cases, and that morality was flexible in such situations.
Central idea: Assisted suicide developed as a way to die with as much dignity as possible. I am going to discuss voluntary medical assisted euthanasia, as utilized by Dr. Kevorkian. I. Kevorkian theory was first used on June 4, 1990 were the result of deeply held opinions on the right-to-die issue. A. 54-year-old Janet Adkins suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease was the first person to have their life ended by his theory in 1990. II. Strengthened by recent court victories Jack Kevorkian and the right-to-die movement are well on their way to making euthanasia as much a part of American life as abortion has become over the past two decades. B. Abortion is legal so what 's the difference with wanting assisted help with suicide? C. Jack Kevorkian would like to see clinics that he calls “obitoriums” set up to serve those wanting to commit suicide.
III. In a 1988 Medicine and Law article Jack Kevorkian builds on his previous ideas of human experimentation by combining them with his theories on planned death. A. "The Last Fearsome Taboo: Medical Aspects of Planned Death,” Kevorkian explains how with the experimentation you move from “euthanasia” or “good death” into an area called “eutatosthanasia” or “best death.”
Conclusion: Whether you support Dr. Kevorkian’s theory
References: "Euthanasia Suicide and Physician-Assisted Suicide - Euthanasia And Physician-assisted Suicide in Europe." Library Index. Net Industries. Web. 9 Nov. 2009. To many, Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s elaborate suicide machine and manners qualify him as the Rube Goldberg of Death. But his actions of June 4, 1990 were the result of deeply held opinions on the right-to-die issue. Dr May 28, 1928 Kevorkian is born in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Armenian immigrants June 4, 1990 Kevorkian is present at the death of Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Portland, Oregon, woman with Alzheimer 's disease June 8, 1990 An Oakland County Circuit Court Judge enjoins Kevorkian from aiding in any suicides December 12, 1990 District Court Judge Gerald McNally dismisses murder charge against Kevorkian in death of Adkins October 23, 1991 Kevorkian attends the deaths of Marjorie Wantz, a 58-year-old Sodus, Michigan, woman with pelvic pain, and Sherry Miller, a 43-year-old Roseville, Michigan, woman with multiple sclerosis November 20, 1991 The state Board of Medicine summarily revokes Kevorkian 's license to practice medicine in Michigan May 15, 1992 Susan Williams, a 52-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis, dies from carbon monoxide poisoning in her home in Clawson, Michigan July 21, 1992 Oakland County Circuit Court Judge David Breck dismisses charges against Kevorkian in deaths of Miller and Wantz September 26, 1992 Lois Hawes, 52, a Warren, Michigan, woman with lung and brain cancer, dies from carbon monoxide poisoning at the home of Kevorkian 's assistant Neal Nicol in Waterford Township, Michigan November 23, 1992 Catherine Andreyev of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, dies in Nicol 's home December 3, 1992 The Michigan Legislature passes a ban on assisted suicide to take effect on March 30, 1993. February 15, 1993 Michigan Governor John Engler signs the legislation banning assisted suicide. It makes aiding in a suicide a four-year felony but allows law to expire after a blue-ribbon commission studies permanent legislation. April 27, 1993 A California law judge suspends Kevorkian 's medical license after a request from that state 's medical board. August 4, 1993 Thomas Hyde, a 30-year-old Novi, Michigan, man with ALS, is found dead in Kevorkian 's van on Belle Isle, a Detroit park. September 9, 1993 Hours after a judge orders him to stand trial in Hyde 's death, Kevorkian is present at the death of cancer patient Donald O 'Keefe, 73, in Redford Township, Michigan. November 5-8, 1993 Kevorkian fasts in Detroit jail after refusing to post $20,000 bond in case involving Hyde 's death. November 29, 1993 Kevorkian begins fast in Oakland County jail for refusing to post $50,000 bond after being charged in the October death of Merian Frederick, 72. December 17, 1993 Kevorkian ends fast and leaves jail after Oakland County Circuit Court Judge reduces bond to $100 in exchange for his vow not to assist in any more suicides until state courts resolve the legality of his practice. January 27, 1994