1.  Belgium Extends euthanasia laws to kids

BackGround

In this article, Time magazine describes the basics behind the passing of the law.  It goes into detail about the process in which it happened, the lead up to the passing of the las, and some general reactions to the law.

How I used It

I used this article to gain my basic knowledge of the subject. It gave me good details to the background of the law.  This article helped me to develop the base of my argument, and is where I started to develop my argument.

2. Legal Euthanasia for Children In Belgium: Will It Trigger Death Tourism?

Background

Forbes online discuses some of the arguments against the legalization of euthanasia. Specifically the reaction that it will cause Belgium to develop “Death Tourism”.  It goes into detail about some of the arguments for and against this theory.

How I used it

This article helped a lot in the rebuttal essay.  With is, I was able to start to refute many of the claims made by people protesting the law.  This helped to strengthen my arguments by showing arguments from the opposing arguments and successfully refute them.

3. Chilean girl appeals to president to be allowed to die

Background

A fourteen year old girl living in Chile, who suffers from a terminal disease, made a video asking her president if she was “allowed to die”.  The article give background information on the girl and her family, and also details about how the president reacted to the video.

how I used it

I used this article to strengthen my argument that euthanasia would allow terminally ill patients to escape the pain of their disease.  It gave me a perfect example of a patient that didn’t want to continue to live with their disease.

4. The cost of keeping the terminally ill alive

Background

Dr. Richard Meyer discusses the current medical practice of keeping terminally ill patents alive.  It takes about the large amounts of money used to do so.  It also goes into detail on why this amount of money is unnecessary.

How I used it

I used this article to strengthen my argument that without euthanasia, any treatment to terminal illnesses are not only very expensive, but unnecessary.  It gave me a good source that summed up the basic of that portion of my argument.

5. A deadly conflict of interest: why euthanasia in Belgium is so out of control

Background

This article provides a very anti-euthanasia prospective.  It suggests that euthanasia is unregulated and there for “out of control”.  It attacks the ethics of euthanasia, and also the laws legalizing it.

How I used it

I used this article to gain prospective of the opposing view of my argument.  It gave me insight on the arguments against euthanasia, as well as a way to refute that claims made.

6. The world needs to talk about child euthanasia

Background

This article outlines the global importance of the topic.  It talks about the passing of the law, as well as what it could mean to the rest of the world. It goes into detail about the ethics behind the topic, as well as possible repercussions.

How I used it

This source gave me further background and understanding of the topic.  It helped me to get a better, broader view of the subject, and helped to form my opinion on it.

7. Child euthanasia: Too hard to live, too young to die

Background

This article talks about some of the stipulations of euthanasia in Belgium. Specifically, the one saying the patient must have full knowledge in the decision they are making.  It argues that a child can not fully understand this decision, and also that the nature of children and teenagers makes it impossible for them to make a rational decision.

How I used it

I used this source to gain further insight on the opposing view of the argument.  It gave me another chance to refute some of the claims made, as well as gain knowledge on how people feel about the law allowing youth euthanasia.