Euthanasia Speech Outline
Euthanasia General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To explain to my audience the thoughts and processes behind physician assisted suicide Central Idea: To explain to my audience the history, controversy and legal issues surrounding physician assisted suicide Introduction: Razors pain you: Rivers are damp; Acids stain you And drugs you cramp; Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live - Dorothy Parker This poem was written by a woman opposing physician assisted suicide. While this poem focuses on the more negative aspects of euthanasia, there are many who favor tsuch procedures. ... The main idea of this speech is to bring you up to date with the history, conflict and legal issues surrounding physician assisted suicide.