What aspect of the government proposed Universal Healthcare; if it is mentioned, provides legal establishement of medical euthanasia, and how is this important issue addressed within the legislation.
This post is not a proposal for the practice.
Case referenced: Schiavo, FL
2007-12-06 07:07:36 · 1 answers · asked by dollysj 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It isn't.
Medical euthanasia is illegal under US law. Some States have addressed the issue - mostly via referenda - but Federal law prohibits it, and any Dr who was to participate, even in a state that chose to legalize it, would lose his FDA license to prescribe drugs, even if he didn't get criminally prosecuted.
This is why Dr's won't write "prescriptions" for medical marijuana in States that have it - any Dr who prescribed pot would never again be allowed to prescribe anything else. So they write 'recomendations' on plain paper, which makes it easy for anyone who wants to to write up their own.
Richard
2007-12-06 07:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋