Most of you are working towards a career in Health Care. As a health care provid

Most of you are working towards a career in Health Care. As a health care provider, there are many issues that you will experience that will challenge your moral and ethical values. The following is a long-standing debate regarding euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Background: Jack Kevorkian was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient’s right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was often portrayed in the media with the name of “Dr. Death”. There was support for his cause, and he helped set the platform for reform. He said, “Dying is not a crime”. In 1999, Kevorkian was arrested and tried for his direct role in a case of voluntary euthanasia. He was convicted of second-degree murder and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence.Read the following two short articles for more background on this issue:
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Jack Kevorkian Dies
Instructions: Where do you stand on this important issue in future Health Care? Do you believe that people have the right to end their own life? THOROUGHLY describe/explain at least 3 reasons for your response. EACH of your 3 reasons should be explained in 5-10+ sentences, your total initial post length should be AT LEAST 15-30+ sentences. Post your INITIAL response in the Reply Box below by 11pm on Wednesday, July 26th (10 pts).
Once you have posted your INITIAL response, you will be able to see other students’ responses. To earn FULL credit for this discussion, you must respond separately to at least TWO different classmates with well-reasoned and considerate responses (each response post should be 10-15+ sentences in length) by 11pm on Sunday, July 30th (10 pts). Be sure to use NETIQUETTE in your responses.