Word: euthanasia
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Panelists and protesters both spoke out against Humphry for his support of euthanasia. Panelists said that physician assisted suicide would be either ineffective, dangerous or ethically wrong...
...fellow of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, said she felt that the desire of people to die was a symptom of the inadequate care that the current medical system supplies. She cited a study asserting that, "70 percent of those polled would prefer palliative care to euthanasia...
...said that Palliative care--treatment that alleviates pain and suffering without necessarily relieving the patient's medical condition--is a better solution that euthanasia, but is not made available under our medical system...
Peterson said euthanasia would be considered less desirable an option if there should be more availability of care for patients...
Annas said that less time should be spent discussing euthanasia and more should be devoted to improving the quality of care...