International Task Force
on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
EUTHANASIA, ASSISTED SUICIDE &
HEALTH CARE DECISIONS:
PROTECTING YOURSELF & YOUR FAMILY
by Rita L. Marker
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION (view) PART I: A Family Affair (view) Two Pillars of Advocacy (view) Autonomy (view) Elimination of Suffering (view) Contradictions (view) Step-by-Step Approach (view) Oregon (view) Official Reports (view) Other Troubling Aspects of Assisted Suicide in Oregon (view) Opposing Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide Efforts (view) Legislative Proposals (view) Voter Initiative or Referendum (view) Endnotes for Part I (view) PART II: Advance Directives (view) Decision-making for incapacitated individuals in the absence of an advance directive (view) The Living Will (view) The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (view) The Protective Medical Decisions Document (PMDD) (view) Can a person be required to sign an advance directive? (view) Who needs an advance directive? (view) Must healthcare providers honor all decisions made by a patient or a patient's decision-maker? (view) If It's Legal, Is It Ethical? (view) The Food & Fluids Debate (view) Background (view) Is tube feeding new, expensive and risky? (view) Is spoon feeding optional? (view) Food & fluids: Treatment or care? (view) CONCLUSION (view) Endnotes for Part II (view)
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