Steward Alsop once said, "A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless to resist." (Bolander, 1987) Most people in North America die what may be called a bad death. One study found that "more often than not, patients died in pain, their desires concerning treatment neglected, after spending 10 days or more in an intensive care unit" (Horgan, 1996). In …showed first 75 words of 1387 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1387 total…Seneca quoted in Bolander writes, "A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor"(Bolander, 1987). Bibliography 1. Bernards, N., ed. Euthanasia: opposing viewpoints. Greenhaven Press, Inc. 1989 2. Bolander, D. Instant quotation dictionary. Little Falls: Career Publishing, Inc. 1987 3. Colesanto, D. "The right-to-die controversy." USA Today May 1991: 62-63. 4. Horgan, John "Right to Die," Scientific American May 1996 http://www.sciam.com/0596issue/0596infocus.html 5. Nett, Valarie. Euthanasia November 2001 http://www.geocities.com/flying_icebergs/info.html