Assignment 4 According to US Health News author Serena Gordon (2013): Washington’s Death with Dignity Act hasn’t led to scores of terminally ill people seeking lethal prescriptions, the researchers report: Almost three years after the law was enacted in Washington, just 255 people had obtained a lethal prescription from a physician…… Physician-assisted death, also known as physician-assisted suicide, is currently legal in Oregon, Washington and Montana. Other states, among them Hawaii, Pennsylvania and Vermont, are considering legislation to allow physician-assisted deaths for people with terminal illnesses. Gordon, S. (2013). Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds. U. S. News, Health. April 10, 2013. Retrieved from ealth.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/04/10/physician-assisted-suicide-program-rarely-used-study-finds/ What is your opinion of the ethics of physician assisted suicide?
