There is but one truly serious philosophical problem,

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Do I have the right to end my own life

The day will come when people will also be able to carry a card notarized and legally executed , which explains that they do not want to be kept alive beyond the humanum point , and authorizing the ending of their biological processes by any of the methods of euthanasia which seems appropriate . Suicide may or may not be the ultimate problem of philosophy , as Albert Camus thought it is , but in any case it is the

br ultimate problem of medical ethics (Baird and Rosenbaum 95

Looking back , the above-quoted article was only a prophecy in 1979 but around five years later , the prediction became a reality in Oregon . As of 2004 , euthanasia was legal in Oregon . Currently in the United States the only state where physician-assisted dying , in the form of assisted-suicide , is legal is in Oregon (Zanskas , and Coduti , cited Quill 2004 ) and three more states followed after . Despite the fact the euthanasia is legal in a few United States (US ) states and in some European countries , it is not a settled issue . Euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands (Welie , and Belgium while suicide is legal in Switzerland "Miracle Survival of the " 9 ) In fact , In 2003 , 1 ,626 cases of euthanasia were reported in Holland . Usually , a sedative is given to induce a coma , followed by a muscle relaxant to stop the breathing ( Miracle

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