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…for postpartum depression and psychosis after her fourth and fifth children. She had attempted to kill herself two years earlier and was taking two antidepressant medications at the time of the murders. She had previously been on several other antidepressants…

…is during surgery, the patients give valid consent to have experiments conducted on them during the operation. With respect to medications, citizens of Canada are given protection by the Food and Drug Act. These laws control new medications into the market…

…The Perfect Murder Section 215 of the Criminal code clearly outlines restrictions regarding the withholding or withdrawal of medications to assist a suicide. This section states that, "every one is under a legal duty to provide necessaries of life…

…is during surgery, the patients give valid consent to have experiments conducted on them during the operation.         With respect to medications, citizens of Canada are given protection by the Food and Drug Act. These laws control new medications…

…of the killer's intentions making killing out of mercy justifiable. The bottom line is that mercy killing is still killing. Aside from U.S. law, a doctor has also agreed to follow another code of law; the medical ethic. The oath of Hippocrates states that killing…

…youth. Eating disorders, namely anorexia nervosa, bulimia and obesity, have serious effects on a person's wellbeing, due to many health problems that arise from such eating disorders. Thompson (1993) states some of the medical effects of such disorders…

…Memo to Regional Vice President of Administration Currently there are three administrative situations requiring immediate attention by the human resources and law departments of Spendbig Credit Services. The following memo addresses this committee's…

…incident that occasionally happens to teenagers and even older people for no apparent reason. I told the doctors I had tried marijuana once and drank occasionally but did not do any type of drugs, for the fear that it may have caused the incident. They told me…

…that means that a person is of sound mind -- lucid and not suffering from any mental impairment or disturbance.) Assisted suicide is either barred by law or has been prohibited by court rulings in almost every state. Attempts to legalize assisted suicide through…

…over whether or not the practice is just. Euthanasia raises many religious, medical, and moral issues. Euthanasia can either be active or passive. Active euthanasia occurs when a physician or other medical personnel induces death. An overdose…