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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit82 EuthanasiaForandAgainst素材Unit82 Euthanasia:ForandAgainst "Wemustn'tdelayanylonger...swallowingisdifficult...andbreathing,too...Thosemusclesareweakening..."ThesewerethewordsofDutchmanvanWendelaskinghisdoctortohelphimdie.Affe
2、ctedwithaseriousdisease,vanWendelwasnolongerabletospeakclearlyandheknewtherewasnohopeofrecoveryandthathisconditionwasdeteriorating. VanWendel'slastthreemonthsoflifebeforebeinggivenafinal,lethalinjectionbyhisdoctorwerefilmedandfirstshownontelevisioni
3、ntheNetherlands.Theprogramhasbeenboughtby20countriesandeachtimeitisshown,ittriggersanationwidedebateonthesubject. TheNetherlandsistheonlycountryinEuropewhichpermitseuthanasia,althoughitisnottechnicallylegalthere.However,doctorswhocarryouteuthanasiau
4、nderstrictguidelinesintroducedbytheDutchparliamentareusuallynotprosecuted.Theguidelinesdemandthatthepatientisexperiencingextremesuffering,thatthereisnochanceofacure,andthatthepatienthasmaderepeatedrequestsforeuthanasia.Inaddition,aseconddoctormustcon
5、firmthatthesecriteriahavebeenmetandthedeathmustbereportedtothepolicedepartment. Shoulddoctorsbeallowedtotakethelivesofothers?Dr.VanOijen,VanWendel'sdoctorexplainshowhelooksatthequestion,"it'snotasifI'mplanningtokillacrowdwithamachinegun.Icareforpeop
6、leandItrytoensuretheydon'tsuffertoomuch." Manypeople,though,aretotallyagainstthepractice.Do.Ferguson,ChairmanofHealthcareOpposedtoEuthanasia,saysthat"Inthevastmajorityofeuthanasiacases,whatthepatientisactuallyaskingforissomethingelse.Theymaywantahea
7、lthprofessionaltoopenupcommunicationforthemwiththeirfamily--there'snearlyalwaysanotherquestionbehindthequestion." Britainhasastrongtraditionofhospices--specialhospitalswhichcareonlyforthedyingandtheirspecialneeds.CicelySaunders,afoundermemberoftheho
8、spicesmovement,arguesthateuthanasiadoesnottakeintoaccountthattherearewaysofcaringforthedying.Sheisalsoconcernedthatallowingeuthanasiawouldunderminetheneedforcareandconsiderationofawiderangeofpeople:"it'sveryeasyinsocietynowfortheelderly,thedisabled,a
