Statistics About Euthanasia

Here are some statistics I found on a website called “statisticbrain.com” The total percentage of medical practitioners that support Euthanasia is said to be 54%. The percent of the public who support euthanasia for terminally ill/on life support is 86%. While the average of terminally ill patients who die in pain is 55%. A doctor by the name of Jack Kevorkian served in prison for Physician Assisted Suicide was 8 years.



"Euthanasia Statistics." Statistic Brain. 23 Mar. 2012. Web. 03 May 2012.
             http://www.statisticbrain.com/euthanasia-statistics/.

The New "Dr. Death"

Dubbed the new “Dr. Death,” Dr. Lawrence Egbert, has admitted to killing nearly 300 people.  Although, he claims not to be the direct result, but rather an exit guide to quicken death to these patients.  His network known as the FEN, or Final Exit Network claims that people should have the rights to kill themselves “when their quality of life is personally unacceptable,” and should not be restricted in any way “by the law, clergy, medical profession, even friends and relatives no matter how well-intentioned.” This network’s preferred method leaves no traces behind leaving the thought that their actions don’t want to be known.



Baklinski, Thaddeus. "New 'Dr. Death' Admits to Assisting." LifeSiteNews.com. 14 July
            2011. Web. 02 May 2012.
            http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-dr-death-admits-to-assisting-the-deaths-of-300-in-us.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian

One of the most well-known doctors that supported assisted suicide, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was tried and tried for murder, but it wasn’t until he taped his lethally injected patient was he sent to prison. “Dr. Death” has killed over 130 people and yet was only convicted of the one murder. Some of the deaths were due to the person being chronically ill, disabled, terminally ill, but 4 of the suicides were, reportedly, of people who had no discernible organic illness.



"Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide- Jack Kevorkian." Jrank.org. Web. 02 May 2012.
            http://law.jrank.org/pages/1098/Euthanasia-Assisted-Suicide-Jack-Kevorkian.html.

Georgia "Right to Life"

In Georgia, the governor Nathan Deal has recently signed the Right to Life law making assisted suicide illegal. Georgia’s Right to Life’s president Dan Becker said, “Stopping the immoral and barbaric practice of killing in the name of compassion is the right thing to do.” The old law of Georgia was that assisted suicide was not to be advertised, but there was nothing that said it couldn’t be done.



"Georgia Right to Life." Christian Newswire – Up to the Minute Christian News. 01 May 2012.
            Web. 02 May 2012.
            http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/6852719569.html.

Euthanasia in New Zealand

In New Zealand the Euthanasia law is being challenged by two the citizens who believe that the law is outdated. This law was last debated in 2003 when woman help to kill her mother. The men who recently ignited the debate think that the politicians are weary to look into the topic. One of the men, Evans Mott awaits trial for helping the suicide of his wife, who suffered from multiple sclerosis. It’s researched that the couple had looked into different ways of suicide and eventually created a “death kit” which when the husband left the house the wife used to kill herself. In recent polls it was said that 70% agree that the law should change.



Sapa. "Two Men Charged with Helping Terminally Ill Relatives End Their Lives."
           IOL.com. 02 May 2012. Web. 02 May 2012.
           http://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/the-cases-of-two-men-charged-with-helping-terminally-ill-relatives-end-their-lives-has-sparked-a-fresh-debate-about-voluntary-euthanasia-in-new-zealand-1.1287255.

Euthanasia in New Hampshire

New Hampshire had worked on bill to legalize assisted suicide September of 2009 that was rejected in November of 2009. The bill had lost a significant amount of backing and was voted against 14-3 in the House of Judiciary Committee. But what was on the bill was that it would let terminally ill patients over the age of 18 obtain lethal prescriptions, with safeguards to prevent abuses.



Love, Norma. "Committee Rejects N.H. Assisted Suicide Bill." Boston.com. The New
          York Times, 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 02 May 2012.
           http://articles.boston.com/2009-11-11/news/29254599_1_suicide-bill-lethal-prescriptions-suicide-ballot.

What you Should do

Whether you support Euthanasia or not, there are things you can do to help your side on this controversial issue.  If you are against assisted suicide you can join protests as well as vote the people into legislation that would vote against the legalization of Euthanasia.  If you are for it you can join support groups and sign petitions as well as vote in legislature that would try to pass a law that would legalize Euthanasia.