12 Jan
Euthanasia ? Again Contested in the U.S.
Probably the most morally debated, contested and picketed against medical practice of the last two centuries physician assisted suicide is again under close scrutiny. The practice has been legal in the Netherlands for 6 years (since 2002). For 20 years before it was codified, there was a silent agreement that doctors who performed the suicide in specific cases were not to be prosecuted. In the United States, euthanasia has been legal in the state of Oregon for 11 years now.