Euthenasia Euthanasia is a topic that provokes as much controversy as capital punishment, primarily because it is irreversible. The question of euthanasia being right or wrong is one that most would prefer left alone. However, recent publicity on changes to existing laws has ignited considerable discussion and has forced open the door to a much wider audience. The issues related to direct euthanasia have raised many questions in my mind, to which I am still …
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…of euthanasia, as safeguards are essential and assist to diffuse or dissipate the power already firmly held and practiced by the medical profession. (Johnstone, 1994:354) Bibliography Clowes, B., "Why is Euthenasia Wrong?" Chapter 106 in The Pro-Life Activist's Encyclopedia (The American Life League) [http://hebron.ee.gannon.edu/~frezza/plae/encyc106.htm] Bradley, J., Daniels, L. and Jones, T., The International Dictionary of Thoughts (Chicago: Ferguson Publishing Company, 1969). Johnstone, M., Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective (Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994).