Assisted Suicide Case Study

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California resident Brittany Maynard's 2014 crusade to take lethal drugs rather than face terminal brain cancer sparked 20 newspapers in 11 states to endorse "Death with dignity." Inspired by Maynard, one woman diagnosed with cancer is suing California for the "Right to die." She is not alone: Some studies identify a "Suicide contagion" after media coverage of events such as Maynard's death. Two of the clearest come from 1 Corinthians: Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. As Pope Francis observes, assisted suicide gives us a "False sense of compassion." Choosing suicide at any point is the same sin Adam and Eve committed in the garden: the pride
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