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Background information on Karen Ann Quinlan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Ann_Quinlan
Background information on the Terri Schiavo Case
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case
On Doctrine of Double Effect (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-effect/
Oregon Death with Dignity Act
http://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/Evaluationresearch/deathwithdignityact/Pages/index.aspx
“Push for the Right to Die Grows in the Netherlands,” New York Times, April 2, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/health/push-for-the-right-to-die-grows-in-the-netherlands.html?pagewanted=all
Background information on Jack Kevorkian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian
Washington State Hospital Association End-of-Life Care Manual: Surrogate Decision Making
http://www.wsha.org/EOL-SurrogateDecisions.cfm