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Euthanasia has become an issue of increasing attention because of Dr.

Jack Kevorkian's assisted suicides. As of October 21 Kevorkian has assisted in

nineteen suicides. Because of the increasing number of suicides in Michigan,

Gov. Engler signed an anti-suicide law in late February that made doctor-

assisted suicides a felony. During the 21-month trial period of the new law

anyone assisting in a suicide can be sentenced to up to four years in prison and

fined more than $2,000 (Reuters, 1993).



With the passing of this law I thought that most people would be against

the right-to-die, not so. In a poll cited in a 1991 issue of USA Today eighty

percent of Americans think sometimes there are circumstances when a patient

should be allowed to die, compared to only fifteen percent think doctors and

nurses should always do everything possible to save a person's life. It also

showed that eight in ten adults approve of state laws......

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