Oxycontin has been the cause of over 120 overdoses resulting in death (Holahan). Oxycontin is a new drug designed to relieve chronic pain. It is the most potent drug on the market providing 12-hour pain relief causing its large popularity. Many prescription holders have recently abu...

This is Dr Jack Kevorkian , He is better known as Inmate #284797 in the Smi Correctional Facility, Michigan. In 1999 he was stripped of his medicine practicing license, arrested, trialed and convicted. He was sentenced to 7 years in jail. His charge: Euthanasia or Physician Assisted Suicide. As...

Joel A Time To Die Active euthanasia is a necessary course of action and should be allowed as long as the decision is being made by the family members or the patient themselves. The American Medical Association claims active euthanasia is against it's policy, but improving the ...

Throughout the United States, committing suicide or attempting to commit suicide is not a legal offense; however, helping another person commit suicide is a criminal act. Physician assisted suicide occurs when a physician facilitates a patient's death by providing the necessary means and information...