End-Of-Life Assignment

Due Nov 9 by 11:59pm

Points 9.5

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Learning Outcomes

When you have successfully completed this assignment, you will be able to:

Identify the impact of policy on health care (3)

Examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity (4)

Information

Students, end-of-life issues can be a personal one. I would like for you to take a moment and think about how you have been exposed to the topic of end-of-life issues; perhaps you have lost a loved one, a pet, or a friend, or perhaps you have been thinking about your own demise. These experiences will be different for all of you. There has been much discussion over the past years surrounding the right to die and society continues to struggle with this issue. There are amazing medical breakthroughs that have helped postpone death and there have been legal movements in some states to assist persons in the right to die such as Oregon and Washington.

Instructions

Part 1: Burials across the globe.

Research how burials (death) are honored/practiced across the globe

In at least 6-sentences, summarize your article.

Provide the link for the article.

Part 2: Research a topic on life expectancy in the U.S.:

In at least 5-sentences, summarize your article.

Provide the link to your article.

Are there statistics available? If so, provide examples.

Are there any examples of leading causes of death? If so, provide examples.

Part 3: Research a topic on the Right-to-Die (Death with Dignity) here in the U.S:

Provide the link(s) to your resource(s).

What is the total number of states that have right-to-die laws?

Name at least one state with current right-to-die laws except for Washington and Oregon.

Identify one state that has a pending right-to-die legislature.

Who was Brittany Maynard? Describe why she is so important in the movement towards the right-to-die legislature.

Locate a country and share if it has a right-to-die law.

Feel free to provide additional comments on this topic including findings from your research and/or personal experience(s).