Word: euthanasia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...water, even through a tube, represents the necessities of life and constitutes basic care. Some experts also debate whether there is a clear or a blurred line between withholding nourishment and the next step, injecting death-inducing drugs. Many worry about a slippery slope that could lead to legalized euthanasia and suicide, and a general devaluation of life, particularly of those who are incompetent or elderly...
Citing his own experiences as surgeon general, Koop said ethical issues surrounding euthanasia and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) produced conflicts between his conservative personal beliefs and his vision of a workable public health policy...
Although he said he personally would have tried to save Baby Doe, Koop said he adopted a middle-of-the-road position on the general question of euthanasia, saying decisions should be made on a case by case basis...
Medical practices in Nazi Germany demonstrate the dangers of legal euthanasia, Reichel added...
...patients are handled with care and compassion, there will be little demand for euthanasia," Reichel said. "There is nothing wrong with switching off machines and pulling feeding tubes...but there is a major difference between withholding burdensome technology and actually killing patients. The doctor must not kill...