Assisted Suicide: Should assisted suicide be legalized? The term assisted suicide refers to the practice of a physician prescribing legal drugs that allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives. The difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia (mercy killing) is that in assisted suicide the doctor may only provide the drugs‚ not administer them‚ while in euthanasia the doctor can provide and administer the drugs. In 1994‚ Oregon voters approved the Death with Dignity Act which permitted
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of talent and dedication ‚ as I believe ‚ then drugs disport and distract. Understanding the meaning and value of sports will determine whether doping should continue to be banned. Performance enhancing drugs dominate or corrupt a given sport ‚ thereby removing the essential human contribution. It is a moral rather than a medical issue. If legalized it would soon be impossible to remain competitive without taking them. Many-a-times continuous taking of P.E.D.’s leads to drug addiction. If that continues
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Gay Marriage Should Be Legalized Since love is the single most important thing that has substance in marriage‚ individuals must be able to marry whom they love without being judged. It should not change‚ no matter what sex they are. Love makes a difference and it does not matter in the environment rendering to the sex of the individual who know-hows it works. Similar sex matrimony is a sin in the Bible; nonetheless the Bible might not be that individual’s principles. The period has come to allow
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Government is going on a personal crusade to ban legalized marijuana. Before the government makes a decision about the legality of the medical use of marijuana‚ they should weigh the influences that marijuana has on society in correlation with the affects the legalization of marijuana would have. If legalized marijuana is more harmful to society‚ then the laws against it should be retained. If the laws are more harmful than the substance; the laws should be changed. Marijuana‚ like most illegal drugs
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Performance enhancing drugs should not be legalized ‘Olympic track star Marion Jones was sentenced in a federal court to six months in prison.’ (Kelly and Rao‚ 2008) The reason why Jones was guilty is because of the use of performance enhancing drugs since 1999. More and more famous athletes prove to have used banned drugs to enhance their performance. At the same time‚ the role that the anti-doping agency is more and more important in the world wide games‚ such as Olympic Game‚ Tour de France
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players who choose to stay clean. Steroids are not allowed in any other sport and they are cheating. Cheating is not allowed in anything else so why would they be allowed now? Even though baseball would be more interesting because there would be more home runs‚ steroids should not be allowed to be used in the MLB nor any other sport because players would get hurt more often‚ and steroids introduces an unfair competitive advantage which is cheating. The use of steroids need to stop in the MLB because
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Should prostitution be legalized in China There is a heated discussion about whether China should legalize prostitution or not. There is no more controversial issue than this. It has its own merits and demerits. However‚ I give my vote to agreement. At the very first‚ allow me to make a definition about prostitution. Prostitution is the business or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment and exists in a diverse range of the world. Based on the reality，there are
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Medical Benefits of Marijuana VI. Marijuana vs. Alcohol and Tobacco VII. Marijuana Stimulates Creativity and Brain Cell Growth VIII. Conclusion Should marijuana be legalized for recreational and medical purposes? Thesis: Since marijuana is not harshly dangerous to one’s health nor is it a hard narcotic‚ it should be legalized to promote a positive society. I. Introduction to Cannabis The legalization of marijuana would be a positive aspect in the American society. It has been
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Many people believe that the legalization of medical marijuana‚ or cannabis‚ is an excuse for “pot heads” to get high legally and that they have no legitimate medical reason to have a medical marijuana card prescribed to them from a physician. Cannabis has been noted to have been effective in treating some symptoms of disease or illnesses such as pain‚ nausea and vomiting‚ weight or appetite loss due to AIDS or anorexia‚ Alzheimer’s‚ anxiety disorders‚ asthma‚ autism‚ multiple sclerosis‚ glaucoma
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Why Euthanasia Should Be Legalized Euthanasia is a term used to describe a practice of intentionally killing another human being with or without their permission; when they are terminally or hopelessly ill. The word is derived from the Greek language combining the term "eu thanos" which means easy death. (Webster) By definition‚ euthanasia has become one of the most controversial issues of all time. Euthanasia is a practice used by doctors in the most extreme circumstances‚ for patients they feel
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