The Right to Die
America, land of opportunities, liberties, and rights galore! In America, each individual is an autocrat of their personal constitutional freedom, and can become a warrior to defend it if it's necessary. But, what if you can't protect your given liberties because of life's manipulation of your fate? Imagine. You're still healthy and relatively young when all of the sudden life plays an unexpected trick on your health and BAM, you become a vegetable! Who will ensure then to protect your personal rights and welfare? Have you ever realized that your Achilles heel in personal freedom lies within that one inevitable step in life? If you guess its DEATH, you're a very wise person because you know that in this country, the right to die isn't exactly well-established yet.
The recent landmark Supreme Court Case of persistent vegetative: Terri Shiavo, has embodied this reality. Theresa Marie Schiavo entered a persistent vegetative state in 1990 after adopting an......
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