Dying with Dignity

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To,
Rep. Tom O’Halleran,
A representative for Arizona’s 1 st District
Arizona, United States
16 th Sept 2020.

Dear Mr. O’Halleran,
I am writing concerning the current Arizona Euthanasia Laws that prohibit the practice of mercy
killing, loosely referred to as death with dignity, but allows for the withholding of artificial life
support specific to certain conditions such as in the power of the Attorney. There is a need for a
change in this current policy. The change will allow for the nurses and other health practitioners,
through the request of the patient and their families, to conduct death with dignity in Arizona
when the conditions are not in their favor.
I am suggesting for the federal legislators to look into it that euthanasia methods are made legal
in health facilities, mostly in intensive care units. Assisted suicide or mercy killing, as it is
referred to here in Arizona, is currently considered murder and liable for prosecution. However,
looking at the benefits that this policy comes with concerning the withholding of life support,
euthanasia allows for the discontinuation of rising hospital bills, ending of pain, and terminal
illness that seems eternal. The only cost implication will be on the patients, and their families
who will have the hospitalization costs reduced. The change will not have extensive costs on the
part of the state or federal governments. The change agents in this legally and medically
approved operation will be registered nurses. Their primary role will be to take instructions and
directions from the professional physicians in charge of the respective care units for which the

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patients will be. The policy will be one of the significant changes in the health sector in Arizona
for the families and patients who would wish to partake in the procedures for their benefit.
Thank you in advance for any help offered towards this policy change.

Yours Sincerely,