Living with euthanasia: a futuristic scenario.
In 1991 and 1992, citizens of Washington State and California voted on whether "aid-in-dying" should be legalized. In both states, the proposition was defeated. In this article, the author, who participated in the Washington State campaign, imagines what might have happened in the fictitious State of Redwood, had such a proposal passed.
Jonsen
A R
AR
Department of Medical History and Ethics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
D026686:Beneficence; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D033101:Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States; D035761:Wedge Argument