Tiffany Johnson
Anoka Ramsey Community College
May 9, 2016
Argument, Death with Dignity
Brittany Maynard expired on November 1, 2014, after she chose to stop the progression of her terminal brain tumor and long-endured suffering through the use of a life-ending medication prescribed by her physician. Her story of utilizing Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act was widely covered by the national media, bringing the issue of death with dignity to the forefront of conversations across the country.
Physician assisted suicide is the practice that a doctor offers a terminally sick patient with a prescription of a fatal medication dose, upon the patient‘s request with the intention of ending his or her life. In addition,