Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma: Euthanasia and Its Ethical Implications
Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma: Euthanasia and Its Ethical Implications
There has always been debates on euthanasia and the giving of assisted suicide to patients experiencing severe, hopeless cases in their state of health. Euthanasia is said to be applicable in cases wherein the patients experience excruciating, intractable pain and suffering. However, pain has not always been the only thing important when coming to a decision on whether or not the family should apply euthanasia towards a living patient. As it was seen in the case of Terri Schiavo, who was brain-injured and relied mainly on feeding tubes to ...