Explain why physician assisted suicide

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"1. Discussion Background

After being married for only a year, Brittany Maynard, 29, was told she had aggressive brain cancer. She had six months to live and she didn't want her husband and family to watch her dying in pain. Brittany and her husband moved to Oregon to take advantage of the Death with Dignity law. She believed that no one has the right to take away the option from someone who is terminally ill.

Read Brittany's story and answer the prompts for this week's discussion assignment.

Brittany Maynard's Journey article"

"2. Initial Post: Create a new thread and answer all three parts of the initial prompt below

Explain why you believe physician assisted suicide should or should not be legalized in more states across the U.S.
Describe how you would therapeutically communicate with patients that chose the physician assisted suicide. (Recommend using some "Therapeutic Responses" from Chapter, Section 11-8 for your response)
Explain why physician assisted suicide or "right to die" is a difficult and/or controversial topic for healthcare employees from a legal or ethical perspective. (Recommend using Chapter, Section 11-7 for your response)"

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