PHL 223 Lecture 7Outline of Current Lecture I. Jack Kevorkian con’tII. Timothy QuillIII. Physician Assisted Suicide(PAS) : The LawCurrent Lecture- Jack Kevorkian was a pathologist, not a pain specialist or an oncologist- He didn’t have access to patients medical records- He never consulted any specialists- But maybe what he did was better than letting these patients suffer?Timothy Quill- Had known Diane for 8 years- Had access to her medical records- Had access to the advice of specialists - Quill, like Kevorkian, was charged with murder but the grand jury didn’t indict himPAS: The Law- Quill v. Vacco 1997: The supreme court said that states can ban PAS if they want to.- In 1994 the Oregon Death with Dignity Act passed 51%-49%o Made PAS legal in Oregono In 2006, the supreme court upheld Oregon’s law 6-3- Vermont legalized PAS in 2013- To qualify for PAS patients must:o Be clearly competento Be dyingo Request PAS 15 days prior to actually being assisted in suicideThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- In 2013, 71 people died from PASo 122 prescriptions were written- Why do patients want PAS?o Loss of Autonomy/Control (93%)o Unable to enjoy life (89%)o Loss of dignity (73%o Pain
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