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The Right to Die
As medical technology advanced to a point where it could keep an unconscious person alive for years with artificial machinery, the right to die began to emerge as a major issue. Many people are now signing “living wills,” documents that state that such measures should not be used on them if there is no hope of recovering from an illness. The object is to save personal pain and anguish for the family. More and more, families and medical personnel are able to “pull the plug” without fear of legal prosecution. Next Section: Hastening the Process Death in America: Chapter Home
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