Annotated Bibliography
Jost, K. (2005, May 13). Right to die. CQ Researcher, 15, 421-444. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
This article had a lot of useful information! The author talked about specific cases in which there was a debate on whether life support should be removed or not. The article also talks about whether or not states should permit Physician Assisted Suicide for terminally ill patients. This will probably be the most important section for me because my argument is that all states should legalize it. One other thing that I found really interesting and may use in my documented argument was a graph on public support of Assisted Suicide; which showed a large increase in support from 1950 to 2003.
"Karen Ann Quinlan: A Pioneer in the Right-to-Die Movement." About.com Death and Dying. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2012. <http://dying.about.com/od/ethicsandchoices/p/Karen-Ann-Quinlan-A-Pioneer-In-The-Right-To-Die-Movement.htm>.
This website talks about the court cases of Karen Ann Quinlan, who was in an irreversible coma after a drug and alcohol overdose. Karen Ann’s parents finally decided to remove her from her ventilator, which the hospital initially agreed to. The hospital later changed their minds on the matter, which lead to a very important court case that would later be known the first case in the “Right-To-Die-Movement”. The Quinlan’s eventually won the case, and Karen Ann was removed from her life sustaining machines. This provides useful information on how the right to die movement originated.
Schneider, Keith. "Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; A Doctor Who Helped End Lives." The New York Times 3 June 2011
The author of this New York Times article tells of the life of Jack Kevorkian, a doctor who is seen as an important figure in the debate on physician assisted suicide, after helping dozens of people end their own life. This article tells of when Kevorkian first became well known, several people whose death he aided in, as well as the many trials he was put on that led up to his conviction in 1999. I can use this information in my documented argument because it shows how Physician Assisted Suicide first became a popular debate
This article had a lot of useful information! The author talked about specific cases in which there was a debate on whether life support should be removed or not. The article also talks about whether or not states should permit Physician Assisted Suicide for terminally ill patients. This will probably be the most important section for me because my argument is that all states should legalize it. One other thing that I found really interesting and may use in my documented argument was a graph on public support of Assisted Suicide; which showed a large increase in support from 1950 to 2003.
"Karen Ann Quinlan: A Pioneer in the Right-to-Die Movement." About.com Death and Dying. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2012. <http://dying.about.com/od/ethicsandchoices/p/Karen-Ann-Quinlan-A-Pioneer-In-The-Right-To-Die-Movement.htm>.
This website talks about the court cases of Karen Ann Quinlan, who was in an irreversible coma after a drug and alcohol overdose. Karen Ann’s parents finally decided to remove her from her ventilator, which the hospital initially agreed to. The hospital later changed their minds on the matter, which lead to a very important court case that would later be known the first case in the “Right-To-Die-Movement”. The Quinlan’s eventually won the case, and Karen Ann was removed from her life sustaining machines. This provides useful information on how the right to die movement originated.
Schneider, Keith. "Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; A Doctor Who Helped End Lives." The New York Times 3 June 2011
The author of this New York Times article tells of the life of Jack Kevorkian, a doctor who is seen as an important figure in the debate on physician assisted suicide, after helping dozens of people end their own life. This article tells of when Kevorkian first became well known, several people whose death he aided in, as well as the many trials he was put on that led up to his conviction in 1999. I can use this information in my documented argument because it shows how Physician Assisted Suicide first became a popular debate