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Section III

Projects or Assignments for the Program. These projects or assignments could be distributed among participants for them to expand on the answers in the discussion section by further review of the video.

I. Introducing the Debate on Dying Well in End-of-Life Care

Explain why end-of-life care raises discussion about palliative care for patients.
Explain why end-of-life care raises discussion about assisted suicide for patients.

II. Assisted Suicide and Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act

Explain the relevance of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Vacco v. Quill in 1997 for the national debate on assisted suicide.
Explain how appeals by the U.S. Attorney General affected Oregon’s law on assisted suicide.

III. Patient Autonomy: Palliative Care and Assisted Suicide

Explain why patient autonomy is important for ethical debate in end-of-life care.
Explain the debate on patient autonomy with regard to assisted suicide.

IV. Medical Professionalism in Care for the Dying

Explain the basic debate about involving the medical profession in assisted suicide.
Explain some roles that the medical profession can pursue in end-of-life care.

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