Difference between revisions of "A Good Death"

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Revision as of 19:16, 6 February 2016

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A Good Death

This topic area includes questions about values that should be advocated in end of life care and decision-making. It includes the ethics of euthanasia, but also the values we should use to think about our own and others' end of life decisions.
  • Resource Needs:
  • Definitions of Euthanasia
  • Insights about Aging and End of Life Planning
  • Specific arguments about personal and social (what the state should allow) approaches to end of life.
  • Information about current approaches in Washington, Oregon and other states
  • Research on how people actually approach end of life care decisions.
  • Range of mainstream advice about end of life care.

Information

  • Post summaries of something you learned about the topic that is important to thinking about it. Consult the resource needs list above for ideas.

Arguments

  • Post arguments that you find or want to put forward on this topic. You can research arguments by doing a Google search, but also by consulting databases like Philosopher's Index, Academic Search Complete, and Proquest.

Insights