Against both voluntary and involuntary euthanasia.

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Physician Assisted Suicide By: Ryan Biren Physician assisted suicide is a death device for the diseased, that contributes to devaluing human life; and this will ultimately bring about a nations demise. "Where is my food? ... Nurse get me some water! ..." You may agree that senior citizens have it pretty comfortable here in Canada. For most of the year they live in their summer homes in the north and with the first spot of snow, they jump on a plane and head south. On the other hand, some seniors are living in hospitals or retirement homes with 24-hour access to both doctors and nurses for all their medical needs. This is what makes Canada different from so many other ...

... and abortion in order to keep the population under control, thousands of citizens are trying abolish physician assisted suicide and abortion. A large number of terminally ill and critically ill patients now refuse to seek medical help from South Africa physicians as they risking to be killed. A survey by the Medical Association revealed that 12% of physicians in South Africa had already helped terminally ill patients die. 60% had performed passive euthanasia by withholding medication or surgical procedure with the expectation of hastening death. 9% had engaged in physician-assisted suicide. Does this practice contribute to devaluing human life? South Africa, Holland and England, these are some of the countries in which physician assisted suicide is

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