Do you think Brittany Maynard SHOULD have the right to make this decision and do you think health care professionals OUGHT to oblige?
Case Study Analysis #4: Karen Ann Quinlan, Brittany Maynard
Case Analysis format is attached
Karen Ann Quinlan
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/12/nyregion/karen-ann-quinlan-31-dies-focus-of-76-right-to-die-case.html
http://www.ncll.org/liberty-centers/center-for-life-defense/cld-articles/57-how-the-right-to-die-came-to-america
Brittany Maynard
http://www.ascensionhealth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=253&Itemid=173
Case Analysis:
These cases span generations, they are wildly different, and yet very similar. Do we have the right to decide how we die? When? Do others have the right to make that decision for us when are unable to do so ourselves Analyze both cases and how they are similar and different. Do you agree with the decisions made in either case? Do you think Brittany Maynard SHOULD have the right to make this decision and do you think health care professionals OUGHT to oblige? Discuss at least ONE principle in your answers.
