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Exercise 6 - Identifying and correcting errors in thesis statements



Instructions: Identify and fix the problem with each thesis statement in the following introductory paragraphs.

The Right to Die

      In the debate regarding assisted suicide, there are those who believe that a person is alive as long as she continues to breathe. They say that death must remain a natural occurrence, and not something to be caused or facilitated by human interference. However, the example of Karen Quinlan, a woman declared permanently comatose in hospital, brings to light the common sense in the use of assisted suicide. Although Karen Quinlan continued to breathe for nine years, Karen died to her family and friends when she became comatose. There is no justification to maintain that the simple act of breathing qualifies as life. Keeping utterly debilitated patients alive with the help of medication and technology simply perpetuates the suffering of the patient and her loved ones. It serves no better purpose than imposing a financial burden on the patient's family and draining the limited resources of society. For these reasons, Karen Quinlan should have been allowed to die.

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