Alaska Dispatch News and the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolf Debate team presented a debate Monday, Jan. 11 at the Bear Tooth Theatre on right-to-die legislation and whether eligible patients with a terminal illness should be allowed to obtain a lethal prescription from their doctor.
The motion: "Alaska should allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with the assistance of a physician," was debated by two participants from each side of the argument.
On the pro side: Alaska Rep. Harriet Drummond, D-Anchorage, and Dr. John Mouracade, a UAA philosophy professor. On the con side: Dr. George L. Stewart, Alaska director for the American Academy of Medical Ethics, and Dr. Mary Lanza, an anesthesiologist at Providence Alaska Medical Center.