And they're still arguing with me. 'Oh, we have to get the ethics committee together,' and all this crap. I had a living will and they wanted to talk about ethics, okay?" (Tercel, 2001). The right to die and physician-assisted suicides are even more volatile because many people are against them for spiritual and ethical reasons, and many physicians and other healthcare professionals feel they go against the entire professional and personal goals of those in the medical profession. It is an extremely delicate area, and one that healthcare providers must address eventually. It seems the matter will ultimately be decided by the courts, but until then, healthcare professionals must weigh the wants of the patient, the family, and the liability of the healthcare facility.

Many different holistic treatments are available to the terminally ill, including hospice treatment in a non-hospital setting, which has become increasingly popular with terminally ill...
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