2-3 Final Project Milestone Proposal Of Reclassification

2-3 Final Project Milestone – Proposal of Reclassification ProjectSouthern New Hampshire University SOC 326: Sociology of Deviant Behavior 03:46:08 GMT -05:00Letting the Terminally Ill Die on their Own TermsPhysician assisted suicide, otherwise known as physician assisted death, has a rocky history. Having been performed since 1947, it is a somewhat controversial subject. The earliest documented account of assisted suicide was in 1958, when Lael Wertenbaker disclosed how she helped her husband commit suicide when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer (Tetrault,2021), and Jack Kevorkian, also known as “Dr. Death”, assisted in the euthanizing of over 150 patients in the 1990s (Quill & Sussman, 2023). Both of these cases aided in bringing forth and raising the awareness of physician assisted death, or PAD.There have been many arguments throughout the years over whether PAD is the right thing to do when a loved one is terminally ill. Supporters of this method argue that PAD gives terminal patients more autonomy over their situation, that it is completely safe, and that it is used to end the prolonged suffering of the patient (Dugdale et al, 2019). Those who argue against PAD claim that it causes unintentional harm through suicide rates