As health care technology develops so must society's ethics concerning human life. Assisted suicide, or the act of providing a terminally ill patient with the means to end his or her life, is a highly controversial topic. Until the debate over whether there is a right to die is settled, patients can still protect their right to control their own medical treatment by producing an Advanced Directive, or document intended to inform others of a patient's end-of-life wishes.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Goscila, Jennifer M.

Subject

• Community
• Health
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042707-084147

Palavra-chave

• Medical care
• Medical ethics

Advisor

• Gibson, Daniel G.

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-04-27

Localização

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificação

• 2021-01-06