Gula R M
St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA.
Second Opin. 1990 Jul(14):72-83.
People's fear of enduring a prolonged, costly dying while attached to life-sustaining machines has prompted support for the legalization of active euthanasia. Four major principles--sanctity of life, prohibition against killing, autonomy, and the common good--have a bearing on the debate.