Assignment task: Please watch the following videos. Brittany Maynard and Maggie Karner are both suffering from the same terminal form of cancer, but hold very different perspectives on dying with dignity.
Brittany Maynard's Perspective
Brittany's choice: 29-year-old reignites debate about aid in dying (7:27)
Brittany Maynard Takes Medicine To End Life | NBC Nightly News (3:04)
Brittany Maynard's Legacy: One Year Later (6:21)
Maggie Karner's Perspective
A Letter to Brittany Maynard (Maggie Karner is in the same situation with an opposite viewpoint) 5:58
Maggie Karner's Story (3:14)
Maggie Karner - End of Life - State Assisted Suicide (3:02)
Q1. What were your overall thoughts on euthanasia before watching these videos? Did your thoughts change after watching these videos? If so, how?
Q2. Brittany refers to euthanasia as a "healthcare choice"; Maggie calls it "state-assisted suicide." What are your thoughts on this?
Q3. Maggie and Brittany both addressed the notion of "selfishness" in their stories. What role do you think selfishness plays in the question of euthanasia?
Q4. Which perspective do you agree with more - Maggie's or Brittany's? Or, a combination of both? Explain
Q5. Do you think that it should be legal to take your own life if diagnosed with a terminal illness?
Q6. What are the pros and cons of legalizing the "right to die"?