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15 pages in length. Few topics in the history of civilized man have been as controversial as the matter of euthanasia. Whether for or against, counselors readily recognize the ethical components on both sides of the issue and strive to guide their clients in the most humane direction possible. The decision of which way to counsel, however, is where the tremendous gray area exists, inasmuch as there are underlying circumstances that – when fleshed out by an intuitive counselor – can mean the difference between a client fulfilling the wish for euthanasia and deciding instead to live what life is left. With each state left to determine its own legal boundaries where euthanasia is concerned, counselors must equally weigh the lawful and ethical elements when faced with advising clients one way or another. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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the issue and strive to guide their clients in the most humane direction possible. The decision of which way to counsel, however, is where the tremendous gray area exists,
inasmuch as there are underlying circumstances that - when fleshed out by an intuitive counselor - can mean the difference between a client fulfilling the wish for euthanasia and deciding
instead to live what life is left. With each state left to determine its own legal boundaries where euthanasia is concerned, counselors must equally weigh the lawful and ethical
elements when faced with advising clients one way or another. II. LEGAL ASPECT The case scenario the student will want to research as being most applicable for this topic
is that of Terri Schiavo, whose long-time situation has once again sparked heated debate over the legality of euthanasia. Most interesting of all, however, is the very state in
which Schiavos nonvoluntary/euthanasia by omission occurred upholds laws against exactly what transpired. Florida statutes 765.309, 458.326 and 782.08 all prohibit euthanasia, with the first statute explicitly stating that "nothing
in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve mercy killing or euthanasia, or to permit any affirmative or deliberate act of omission to end the life other
than to permit the natural process of dying" (State of Florida, 2004). Within the past several years, counselors have stood by as the
Supreme Court has had to grapple with many controversial issues and decide accordingly the best way to appease both the law and the public. Being that counselors are legally
mandated in some states to advise patients whose doctors have deemed them viable candidates for euthanasia, the Courts decision about whether to include euthanasia within the boundaries of the law
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