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Right to Die
Demo 4

State Involvement
Jerry Brown, California Governor, signed into law a bill that allows doctors to
assist in suicide for the terminally ill.
More people are starting to support right to die than prior years. Saying that it is
morally acceptable.
California only recently passed death with dignity act in October 2015

Poll Questions asked

assist terminally ill patients in committing suicide v. give terminally ill patients the means to end
their lives.
2005
People are divided on the issue of Right to Die

Oregons Death with Dignity Act

Ethical vs Legal

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Hospitals
now required to have an ethics committee to which decisions can be referred when there is
uncertainty or controversy about them, and the courts stand ready to take these decisions as
well if there is irresolvable disagreement among parties.
Death Penalty
There is a racial divide in opinions on the death penalty in the U.S. 63% of whites, 34% of
blacks, and 45% hispanics support the death penalty.
Support has fallen, but a majority of Americans still back the death penalty

How public opinion & public attitudes affect Right to Die

Based on the research we did on the
Pew Research Center website, we found
that religion does contribute to our
policy, contrary to Gitelsons statement
that, religion does not necessarily
shape political beliefs, members of a
particular religious group often share
similar opinions(Gitelson 200). We
found that people of Christian and
Jewish backgrounds tend to be
supportive of the idea of assisted
suicide.

Work Cited
Goo, Sara Kehaulani. "5 Facts about the Death Penalty." Pew Research Center RSS. Pew Research Center, 28 May 2015. Web. 25 Feb.
2016.

Lipka, Michael. "California Legalizes Assisted Suicide amid Growing Support for Such Laws." Pew Research Center RSS. N.p., 05
Oct. 2015. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
"The Right-to-Die Debate and the Tenth Anniversary of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act." Pew Research Centers Religion Public
Life Project RSS. N.p., 08 Oct. 2007. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
Strong Public Support for Right to Die." Pew Research Center for the People and the Press RSS. N.p., 05 Jan. 2006. Web. 25
Feb. 2016.
"Right to Die? Legal, Ethical and Public Policy Implications." Pew Research Center for the People and the Press RSS. N.p., 06 May
2005. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.

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