e Courts verdict was a whitewash against doctor-assisted suicide, 9-0. The justices opinions pretty much all said the notion that permitting doctor-assisted suicide would be too great a departure from tradition, and besides, god palliative care should relieve all suffering(34).Angell concludes compassionate doctors always have helped dying patients to end their lives(34). Even though this is all done under the table, by the doctor supplying the patient with mass quantities of a certain prescription. Only if the doctor is strong inside and knows what the patients needs instead of wants then the doctor should prescribe a drug. She states that polls consistently show about two-thirds of the public favor permitting doctor-assisted suicide(35). Finally she sums it all up by saying sooner or laterthe practice will become legal, because dying patients need that choice and their doctors need to be able to help them(35).Timothy E. Quill, M.D., practicing physician, wrote this article in the New England Journal of Medicine, which pertains to aiding someone to death. Diane, Quills patient for eight years, was feeling weak and had a breakout on her skin. Quill did some blood work. Many years of Dianes life was lost as an alcoholic and a depressed person, but she fought her way out of it (111).Although the odds were against her, Quill let her be aware of the consequences she would face when they get the bone marrow test back and what they would do if the results were not so good (111). The test came back and the oncologist diagnosed Diane with acute myelomonocytic leukemia. The oncologist wanted to put a Hickman catheter and start chemo as soon as possible. Quill recalled that [Diane] was enraged at [the oncologists] presumption that she would want treatment, and devastated by the finality of the diagnosis. All she wanted to do was go home and be with her family. She no further questions about the treatment and in fact had decided that s...
