“If we were to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Vermont or New Hampshire or anywhere, tomorrow, the next day we would still have problems of medical education which would remain inadequate; with the treatment of pain, which would remain inadequate; with the use of advance directives, which would remain inadequate; with the lack of community support, … with the incredible short-staffing in our nursing homes and home health.”
Summary:
In this quote, it is saying that if physician assisted suicide were to become legal in all states, then the medical education would become inadequate; Meaning that with the medical field already being inadequate as it is, we don’t need to change the medical field. That would just add on to what the doctors already have to learn, and make it so much harder to get through medical school.
Source Analysis:
This source is very reliable. It has many different quotes from a wide variety of people. This is a organization so I know that the quotes are really and very reliable. There are not that many websites that shows as many quotes such as this so this website is very reliable.
Source:
Byock, Ira. "The Assisted Suicide Debate." Dying Well, Defining Wellness through the End of Life, Dr. Ira Byock. Valley News Staff Writer, 05 Feb. 2005. Web. 01 Apr. 2011.
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