Date of Defense
6-1989
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Dr. Shirley Bach
Second Advisor
Dr. John Hartline
Third Advisor
Dr. Joe Ellin
Abstract
Developments in medical technology in recent years have made the "right to die" or "death with dignity" an important topical issue of the 1980s, both for medical personnel and lay people. Topics receiving widespread attention are: a. The right to forego life-sustaining treatment, including artificially supplied nutrition and hydration. b. Euthanasia. This paper is written by a lay person in an effort to better understand the issues by exploring the historical perspective and some of the recent cases that are causing people to reflect on the variety of issues involved in medical treatment decisions near the end of life, including euthanasia.
Recommended Citation
Maylath, S. Carroll, "A Personal Journey in Exploring the Issues of Decisions to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment New the End of Life and Euthanasia" (1989). Honors Theses. 1882.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1882
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Campus Only