Chapter 1

1. According to Ernest van den Haag, each person has ownership of his or her life and is therefore entitled to decide when to end it. However, Robert P. George and William C. Porth Jr. contend that human beings cannot be owned, even by themselves; therefore, they conclude, there is no right to suicide. With which viewpoint do you most strongly agree? Why?
2. Based on your reading of the viewpoints by Roger Miner and Robert R. Beezer, do you think the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to assisted suicide? Why or why not"

Chapter 2

1. Christopher Scanlan cites studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other researchers that found that the risk of teen suicide increases when guns are kept in the home. David B. Kopel quotes a study by Gary Kleck that found no evidence that gun-control laws had an...