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, as defined in Microsoft Encarta 95', is "the act of painlessly ending the life of a person for reasons of mercy." This paper will examine the history of and the issues surrounding assisted suicide. There are as many reasons for supporting assisted suicide as t ....

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.... who support and those who consider it a form of murder. It also has been a topic that has divided the Christian community. A movement began in the 1970's when Americans started to demand "death with dignity" (Worsnop 1). In the event of a terminal illness or injury, people were refusing life-sustaining treatment to preserve life, especially life without quality. Public opinion overall supports some form of assisted suicide. Because of this support, most states have some form of legislation that allows for "living wills" and "power of attorney for health care" to be planned for in advance of a person's need to consider this (Bulletin 95-2). is ....