Talk:Euthanasia in the United States

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Voluntary Euthanasia
This article is almost exclusively about voluntary end of life, whereas a similarly-titled section in the article on eugenics is about proposals for forced euthanasia of unwanted groups. The eras covered by the two treatments are different, too. Are these just minor variants of each other, just at different times? 84.227.247.9 (talk) 03:28, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * The difference between involuntary and voluntary euthanasia is considerable. :) There is, as far as I'm aware, no push for involuntary euthanasia, although there has been discussion around non-voluntary in some countries, with some accepting it in very narrowly defined circumstances. - Bilby (talk) 02:27, 7 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Agreed. The literature, both legal and medical, is clear. Voluntary euthanasia, as practiced in the Netherlands, is considerably different than physician assisted dying, as practiced in authorized states in the USA such as Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont and New Mexico. Euthanasia as a subject term alone should be considered non-voluntary, and again needs its own subject heading. Both voluntary and involuntary euthanasia in the US is legally defined as "manslaughter" or "assisting suicide" and is illegal in all states. Forced euthanasia of any sort should be listed as a crime and not a medical procedure or worthy of philosophical debate. Pdx97217 (talk) 17:01, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Definitions?
Someone needs to define Euthanasia for this section. Are we talking about physician assisted suicide (which is only legal in Oregon), or also euthanasia that is not suicide but decided by the physician (as per the Texas examples found here)? The difference should be noted. Kristamaranatha (talk) 18:01, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Isn't passive euthanasia legal throughout the U.S.? Kaldari (talk) 22:20, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Recent additions
About a week ago, a new editor substantially expanded this page with an outline of the ethical arguments. I'm grateful for the improvements and for the sources.

It reads a bit like someone's homework, though, and it confuses "euthanasia" with "physician-assisted suicide". It also repeats nonsensical claims, like being killed by your physician is the only option for a terminally ill person (they presumably having become immune to bullets, hangman's nooses, terminal deceleration, and -- importantly -- several inexpensive, painless, and non-messy methods which any person can find in a striaghtforward internet search).

I think we need to build on what we've been given, but this does need cleaning up. Is anyone else watching this page and willing to help? WhatamIdoing (talk) 01:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Sexual Orientation, PAS and Voluntary Euthanasia

 * Has anyone evaluated or analysed LGBT community opinions/attitudes toward the introduction of voluntary euthanasia or physician assisted suicide?

Calibanu (talk) 03:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)User Calibanu

California legalizes euthanasia
With a series of safeguards: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34450058

Now the California section will need a rewrite — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.85.149.233 (talk) 23:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Euthanasia is much more than right to die
Thousands of people were put to death in the US under eugenics laws during the first half of the 20th century, with many more killed elsewhere in Europe even before the Nazis came to power. And yes, the laws and regulations authorizing these deaths called it euthanasia. If this article is going to be about "Euthanasia in the United States," it should cover all things that had been so labeled. If this article is going to be about JUST assisted suicide, then it should be re-titled to reflect that focus. TechBear &#124; Talk &#124; Contributions 20:52, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

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Euthanasia in the United States

Why this one? Include WP rating scale? How fit with your interests. Other details as desired Rating: Start-class, low-importance

Initial Analysis of the article The article is very unclear and is short. We notice that there is a lot of opinion included in the article and a lot of information missing or not cited.

Overall organization, what changes - Define euthanasia and elaborate - PAS vs euthanasia - When commonly used in medicine - Methods commonly used - Legality by state, better comparison chart - Arguments support v. opposing - Attitudes of healthcare professionals - Opinions - Religious - Medical consensus - By race/gender → delete!

What will you add? More information about examples of cases that require euthanasia What will you remove? US public opinion by Christian affiliation and race/gender What will you augment? Consistency of language (euthanasia vs physician assisted suicide). Unsubstantiated claims regarding opinions between different demographics of the population. What will you decrease coverage of? Religious opinions that may be misleading for readers who identify with religious beliefs. Delete Race and Gender section.