Euthanasia - from the Cradle to the Grave

Yolanda Blake has cancer and was hospitalized after experiencing severe bleeding. Her sister and friend who held power of attorney insisted the hospital give Yolanda a feeding tube and catheter. They refused. A month thereafter a county judge ruled in the hospital's favour that Yolanda should be allowed to die. The very next day Yolanda woke up. When asked if she wanted to live, she responded, "Of course I do!" (Frederica Mathewes-Green 2004) Similar fates exist for all those unable to choose. Currently South Africans cannot choose death. …