Today is early release at 12noon so let's make sure we work efficiently!
As you come in, here is your vocabulary assignment -
BLOCK 1 - You need to do the definitions and critical reading passage from yesterday (see the post below this one).
BLOCK 2!!
Blog Title: Week 10 Vocab Cloze Reading
Assignment:
*** Copy and paste the reading selection below into your blog and fill in the blanks using this week's vocabulary words: criteria, emphasis, and consent.
Should doctors be allowed to help critically ill patients commit suicide?
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate focus word and/or its word form.
The word euthanasia was coined in the 17th century by Francis Bacon who defined it as “an easy, painless, and happy death.” Today, it refers to when a doctor 1) __________ to help a critically ill patient commit suicide by injecting him or her with a drug that causes death; critically ill means that they have a disease or illness which will result in death.
Supporters of doctors who assist critically ill patients to die say that people have the right to end their lives in a painless and dignified way. One could say that a person’s right “to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” includes the right to decide to free oneself from a painful disease or illness. Doctors who support euthanasia 2) __________ that the 3) __________ for 4) __________ to help a patient die is that the patient is suffering from a terminal illness, has a poor quality of life, and has made a conscious decision to end his/her life.
Critics of euthanasia say that doctors take an oath to protect patients. Assisting them to end their lives goes against that promise. Opponents also 5) __________
the possibility of doctors taking this too far by helping the poor and disabled end their lives. Religious critics say that doctor-assisted suicide goes against God’s will. Others fear that a patient's age and inability to pay medical bills may be used as 6) __________ to determine who lives and who dies.
As of 2011, the Supreme Court has ruled against euthanasia, but many patients are still asking doctors for assistance.
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