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This article talks about Oregon's Death with Dignity Act passed in 1997. It reviews your personal freedom to die at a time & place of your choice if your facing a terminal illness.

This is surprising to see in the way that it has been kept underground and has had successful results. Although it is not surprising that many terminally ill patients would opt for this.

This article is a tough one. I agree with everything everyone is saying, but initially it is about the person who is suffering. If one of my family members were suffering with an illness that unfortunately ended with an early death and they were in horrible pain, I would rather tem be at peace and end their suffering if it is what they wanted.

The issue of whether or not patients have a right to die is explored, as well as whether or not those who help such people should be considered murderers. It gives anecdotes about family members who could not bear to see their loved ones suffer, and offers opinions on both sides of the issue.

Another good article about the morality and legality of assised suicide. Who are weto decided a person can be helped to die and be forced to live on constant pain?

Another good article about the morality and legality of assised suicide. Who are weto decided a person can be helped to die and be forced to live on constant pain?

Gun control and violence is always a popular topic in debates. However it goes nowhere. Those that are pro-gun control do not use valid facts to back up their reasoning on why parts of our freedoms should be taken away. It will never be harder or impossible for felons/bad people to find guns. Yes, they are wanting to confiscate guns. Buying a gun is not as easy as buying groceries, there are laws in place that restrict who can buy guns legally. Concealed carriers do stop mass shootings. There are lots of myths that come along with the debates, and no one should make a decision without doing research.

About a year ago, a film came out showcasing the ins and out of the medical marijuana industry, a year later, many of the people in the film were idicted on federal drug charges and were given years in prison, one even died. The sad part? Most of these people lived in states where their profession is legal.

Parents in Ohio no longer want to continue with treatments due to religious beliefs, but the doctors believe that the chemotherapy will indeed work. The parents and doctors are fighting in court. The parents want to use holistic remedies when the doctors believe she will die. The parents believe that this is a fight against their personal rights as parents.

No man or women should have to support an ex-spouse. Now that women giving alimony to men is more common, there are more negative feelings about alimony.

This article sums up the moral and ethical issues surrounding euthanasia. Should you have the ability to control whether you continue to live or die? There are two sides to this argument offering the pros and cons.

This article based on a medical study, shows that women that statistically more women die during childbirth as to woment having abortions.

Pros and Cons of the Euthanasia debate including expert quotes, facts, timelines, and polls, laws, physician-assisted suicide, the right to die, legal considerations, patients' rights, and more.

This article explains the debate over lowering the drinking age for those men and women who are serving in the armed forces. Several states are seriously considering this, and along with that some would allow all 19/20 year olds to purchase low alcoholic beer. I think that if you are old enough to die for your country and to serve than you should be able to have a drink.

We all know smoking is bad for your health - 37,000 Canadians die from smoking-related illness every year. Does any credible person out there actually doubt that smoking causes cancer? Article on smoking and the causes of cancer. Also talks about other resrictions the government is putting on smokers as far as where and when they can light up.

This article is about illegal immigrants crossing the border. The immigrants are coming into the United States for work. They send their earnings back to their families in Mexico. The money that they make has a huge impact on the Mexican economy. They estimate that 1 in 10 families in Mexico is dependent on the money sent back to them. It is their primary source of income. Since 1994 the amount of deaths of immigrants crossing the border has increased over 600%. They die of dehydration and hypothermia.

This site speaks about the reasons for lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18. It points out that 18-year-olds are able to fight and die for their country, but considered too young to have a beer. The website clearly believes that the law should be changed.

This article covers both pros and cons to lowering the legal age to drink to 18. The write is torn between whether or not it is right because at 18 you are a legal adult. However, studies show that one is not ready for alcohol until at least 21 and that by than one should have a stronger common sense level.

This article trys to provide some explinations as to why people commit suicide. By far the most known and expected reason a person want to end his or hers life is because they are depressed. There are many reason for depression streaming from losing someone they love dearly or sometimes depression just happens. Another reason it that they're psychotic. This means that a person hears voices in their head that is commanding that they so things, like commit suicide. Another reason is that they are impulsive, often because they are on drugs and they genuinly feel ashamed. A fourth reason is that they are crying out for help and don't know how else to get it. this can some times steam from depression. Another reason is they have a philosophical desire to die. This can be associated generaly to having a terminal illness that there is no hope of overcoming. And a last reason for wanting to commit suicide is that a person has made a mistake and they feel that there is no redeeming or making up for it.

This article is about how smoking is a personal freedom that effects the many and not the few. It is a good public health verses personal freedoms

I believe that smoking should be kept away from others.

The only way to isolate the situation I believe would be to make cigarette illegal. The government will never let that happen though because of the amount of money tobacco produces for them. Until that day, we will still continue to see people suffer and die from smoking.

There are many different articles about different laws in other countries, and states on assisted suicide and weather or not its a sin or should be illegal. There are a lot of good arguments in the articles and the laws are very interesting to learn about.

The Governors Highway Safety Association outline the laws about cell phone use while driving. Laws include both texting and talking on the cell phone. Sept. 2011

More and more people die because of texting and driving. The laws need to be strictly enforced. This article talks about how many states have the laws in effect.