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"Because of the added risk of misunderstanding or overriding the patient's wishes, there is currently less support for euthanasia than for physician-assisted suicide. Nonetheless, both requests do occur and physicians need to know how to respond to either type of request"

Euthanasia mean should a person suffering from an illness be able to decide when they die? The web site demonstrates all the pros and cons to what assisted suicide is.

I have never really looked into this topic and realized that it is an issue, so I love reading more about it.

If someone is very ill and there is nothing that anyone can do to help they should have the right end there own lives. It's horrible having to live long days, suffering and waiting for your life to end.

This article describes the rights all citizens should have to die peacefully of their own accord. According to this article, a physician-assisted suicide will give people the benefit of dying painlessly and ultimately having jurisdiction over their death.

Brings into view what can happen in a Physician-Patient relationship with this law in place. Furthermore, describes how the legalization can lead to more dangerous consequences overtime.

The site gives the information of the four states that have legalized physician assisted suicide. Each state has their own restriction and guidelines when PAS is accepted. The legal age is usually 18 except in the case of Montana where no legal protocol have been put into place. In the other 46 states and DC it is illegal and usually considered as manslaughter or second degree murder.

Contains information on what states did and did not as well as which ones are debating for Physician-Assisted Suicide to be legalized. Clear-cut and organized information to know what the rest of the country is doing with this law and its dos and don'ts.

This is a article about a young girl who decided physicians assisted suicide as her end of life care option

This is a article about a young girl who decided physicians assisted suicide as her end of life care option. It gives background on the girl and how she came to the decision.

"Even with improved access to quality end-of-life care, there will still be rare cases of persistent and untreatable suffering. The most recent statistics we have from Oregon (2007), where PAS is legal, show that 88% of patients who opted for PAS were on hospice. That proves hospice and palliative care aren't always sufficient to treat severe suffering."

This site defines what physician-assisted suicide actually is. The module also gives other way for pain or suffering to be treated that can increase the quality of life. The module doesn't focus on the debate, but rather the facts of PAS.

This scholarly article is from the journal of medicine it addresses the ethics for doctors behind physicians assisted suicide

This scholarly article is from the journal of medicine it addresses the ethics for doctors behind physicians assisted suicide

This article takes a brief look into Physician Assisted Suicide. Providing readers with a little knowledge into another very controversial topic.

Food security is a right that every individual has, the article helps brings justice to how important it is for families to have the foods they require to survive. As the rich grow richer, more and more families are left without food. They live with their worries on how to get food on the table and the problem is only spreading.

I like the take this article has in regards to physicians needing to encourage more information about resources for their patients. This article breaks down key points on how food insecurity is a social disease that can be worked on and helped at all levels of society.

Hearing that food insecurity is a rising problem today is disheartening, but it is also not surprising. With a growing population and an economy that squeezes natural resources dry, food is becoming less abundant. I like the take this article takes on food insecurity. They are trying to have physicians help patients cope with it. I doubt how helpful that will be because people who experience food insecurity might not have access to a physician either.

Access to Health Services is a key issue in the Health Care domain as many people face disparities due to limited access. Many issues are covered in brief or general detail with focus on each main idea. These ideas include lack of Health Coverage, poor transportation services, deficient Health Care Resources, and how they impact vulnerable populations.

Healthcare barriers are a concern in today's world, with pharma gaining ever more power within the government. Healthcare prices are skyrocketing, creating an economic barrier. I learned from this article that physicians could refuse to help patients using Medicaid just because of the lower rate. The goal of Medicaid is to ensure that low-income people can receive healthcare. Physicians should not refuse healthcare to the Medicaid population based on the rate of cost.

This article provides in depth insight on the barriers people face accessing adequate healthcare in America. It talks about how important healthcare is and how it is a human right to have equal access to it. The website provides credible evidence and sources to support all the contributing factors.

The rising suicide rates across the globe are disturbing. Over the past 45 years, the suicide rates have risen by 60%, they have nearly doubled, and are getting worse every year. As of 2016, a person commits suicide every 40 seconds, and the CDC believes that that number will rise to one every 20 seconds by 2020, a disturbing figure. The phenomenon has had little explanation as to cause, however i believe it is the fall in the number of people of faith, or religion. Over the past 50 years, more and more people have lost faith, and crime rates, and suicide rates have skyrocketed. But that is just a theory.

We all are aware and know how scary suicide can be but it is heartbreaking to know that every year the growing rate is rising. We see on the news and on social media that teens are committing suicide but we need to realize that it is not just teens, its all people. The best thing we can do for those who have thought of committing suicide is to be there and listen to them when help is needed.

It's sad to hear about how often suicide happens. I wasn't aware of how bad it actually was. There are many different reasons people decide to take their life away. All we can really do is to try to be there for anyone who needs help and show people that you care. Sometimes it can be from the people we least expect.

The article points out reasons why midwives and ob doctors should work together. It also points out some of the reasons why there has been some issues in the past. Financial competition being a major reason and a lack of support from physicians in hospital settings has hurt the relationship of midwives and obs.

This link give statics about the death with dignity act. The link also clearly defines the act and the process.

In this article it discusses people view on assisted suicide. People who are for assisted suicide believe it saves money, saves them personally from unnecessary suffering, and lets the individual determine their own faith. They believe is should be done with a physicians help.

A hot topic after the recent rise in mental health awareness is weather or not suicide should be legal/assisted. This author talks about terminally ill patients and, patients with chronic pain that has no relief. Should they be given the choice? How would we decide who gets to choose and who does not?

this article shows us the debates of assisted suicide I the sense of someone being hospitalized and being medically treated but has chance of dying. the article shows us arguments of if the person that being hospitalized is in great pain or on the last stages of dying they have the right to ask for the plus to be pulled. now reading this article you feel in sense of who is right and who is wrong in the issue and if these patients should have that choice or not.

This website goes over the gender pay gap between men and women in the workforce. Providing us with statistics and facts as to the importance of equal pay for both men and women. The data given is from 2016.

I love how this website uses graphics to explain the ideas. I also think it has shocking statistics and information.

This article was extremely intriguing. It gives wonderful statistics between the gender equality differences of men and women. The hardest one I found to believe was the difference between pay of men and women in the medical profession of surgeons and physicians.

Clearly defines the bridge between racism and all aspect of everyday life when your are person of color. The author goes on to say that there should be a law that holds hospitals accountable if they discriminate against the patient.