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Learning Objectives
Explain what physician assisted suicide is and how it differs from euthanasia.
List the states where PAS is currently legal and those considering legalization.
Describe the arguments for and against assisted dying.
State the requirements usually needed for physician assisted suicide.
Explain the ethical dilemmas that healthcare professionals face when considering PAS and what the codes of conduct state about the ethical issues.
Describe where the issue of assisted dying is changing and the slippery slope ethical argument.