Mentally competent people or guardians of noncompetent people should be able to make the right-to-die decision. In the following paragraphs, many controversial issues will be discussed to possibly sway your opinion on a very important issue, but in the end the decision will rely solely upon you and your beliefs. <Tab/>In recent years, debate has intensified in the United States over the question of whether terminally ill people should have …showed first 75 words of 3327 total…

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