Using the Youk-Kevorkian case to teach about euthanasia and other end-of-life issues.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian's actions have generated much controversy and press coverage during the past decade. His appearance on a nationally televised newsprogram with a videotape showing him deliberately causing the death of a man led to his imprisonment. This article discusses how Kevorkian's euthanasia case can be used to teach undergraduate students about end-of-life issues, especially psychosocial aspects of the debate over hastened death.
Werth
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Department of Psychology, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA. jwerth@akron.edu
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