If Nancy Cruzan or Karen Quinlan knew their outcome in advance, they surely would have discussed their final wishes with their loved ones. In this assignment, imagine a discussion with your loved ones around the dinner table about your final wishes. Use the following prompts to develop your essay on how you would approach your discussion:
First, would you do it? How would you bring it up? Should it be memorialized on video?
Discuss the landmark decisions that have shaped the law surrounding the end of life.
Discuss how death is declared, such as brain death or end of circulation.
Discuss the Family Health Care Decisions Act in New York state.
Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Your work should be written in essay format. Each section should be no fewer than 500 words in length and follow APA (7th ed.) format
