Euthanasia legislation: a survey and a model act.

Abstract

With increasing frequency, state legislators have been proposing legislation which would permit euthanasia--the allowance of "death with dignity" --under certain circumstances. These proposals indicate varying degrees of awareness of the issues and problems involved in drafting euthanasia legislation. The Article focuses on such issues and problems, studies the methods proposed by legislators to deal with them, and offers a Modle Euthanasia Act designed to achieve their optimal solution.