You are a judge who believes that individuals should be allowed to choose when t
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You are a judge who believes that individuals should be allowed to choose when to die. You personally had to watch both your parents die long and agonizing deaths because your state does not have a right-to-die statute. Before you is a doctor who is being prosecuted for giving a lethal dose of morphine to a patient dying of terminal cancer. The family of the patient did not want the prosecution, the majority of the public is not in favor of the prosecution, but the prosecutor believes that if there is a law in place, it should be enforced. The doctor has opted for a bench trial. What would you do
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It is a very tricky place to be in because I would ethically and morally support the doctor. The fact that my past experiences and people's support on the issue would only increase the dilemma.
But ultimately, being a representative of the state's law I would end up choosing to move forward with the doctor's prosecution.
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