Essays on Assisted Suicide

The legalization of Euthanasia is an ethical concern in Canada. Euthanasia refers to the process of medical assistance in dying. It is one of the easiest methods to terminate the life of a person who may be having a terminal illness like cancer and HIV/Aids in their lasts stages. However, some people argue that the individual must be sure that they have to die in the end. Recently, the Canadian legislator changed the rule and advocated for euthanasia among the terminally ill patients. The law is unethical as most people do not identify with the effects of the law ...

Morality and Abortion

1. Is abortion in any sense a moral question, or is it purely a question of individual rights? One strongly believes that abortion is both, a moral issue, as well as a question of individual rights. According to one’s research, abortion falls within the ethical and moral realm in terms of the curtailment of life of the unborn . Accordingly, the authors asserted that “pro-life activists make the cunning argument that abortion is equivalent to murder, and murder is not ethical. Therefore, abortion is unethical” . However, abortion is also a question of individual rights since the woman carrying the ...

Abstract

This paper offers an analysis of Christian and Buddhist perspectives George’s case, eventually making a recommendation that his Primary Care Physician should take him through euthanasia. George is an ALS patient in his mid-fifties, who is considering euthanasia as a quick solution to future suffering. However, based on Buddhism consider the fact that there is no need for George to suffer during his last days alive. On the other hand, while they value respect for persons, Christians grapple with the idea that George has no moral mandate to take his life. Nonetheless, an application of these worldviews in ...

The year of 2016 became critical in means of assisted dying issue for Canadian society, legislators and, of course, health-care professionals. The law, known as Bill C-14 (Chochinov & Frazee, 2016), grants permission for assisted suicide to patients who wish for death. However, certain strict terms condition this permission. The limitation of the patients’ access to the discussed medical service is a widely debated question. Many see it as deficient, sub-optimal, since the law does not assure equal rights to all citizens and far from everybody has access to assisted dying. In general, assisted dying has become legal in Canada, ...

In this ethical case study, I review the case of Miss S., an elderly patient recovering from severe physical injury and paralysis who advocates for physician-assisted suicide. In reviewing the case, the potential ethical issues and potential ways to address the issue at hand are provided, discussed through the lens of the ANA Code of Ethics. Assisted suicide is a complex issue, especially from a nursing perspective, and this case study provides one potential way to address it.

Facts

Miss S. is an elderly woman who has recently developed severe paralysis following a cervical spine stabilization surgery. Because of partial ...

Physician-assisted suicide is a highly controversial topic which tends to polarize people’s views. Around the world, there is much debate in governments about laws regulating physician-assisted suicide, and several countries now allow the practice. There are many strong arguments on both side of the debate and taking all of these arguments into account is helpful when assessing the topic. Against this type of euthanasia, the slippery slope argument asserts that legalizing assisted suicide could lead to desensitization around killing, which could in turn lead to involuntary euthanasia being legalized. Perhaps the most important to a physician, the medical ...

Certainly, Will’s request to reprogram the morphine machine is guided by an ethical right to decide the course of his own death. In Will’s case, in fact, Will has at least a couple of ethical rights to decide the course of his own death, in his case. As an individual, Will has the right to decide what to do with his body and life. That is, the argument can be made that, as individuals have rights about the decisions they make with respect to what they do with their bodies and lives, Will has the right to ...

Introduction

The study of human body movement assists in understanding different biomechanical, psychological, and physiological mechanisms of the body. Taking care of a newborn from the time of birth to the age of about twelve months requires the mother or the caregiver to understand some concepts necessary for the survival of the baby. According to Davis, Cladis & Motoyama (2011), the breathing pattern of newborns from up to the age of six months is purely diaphragmatic (abdominal), hence; the need to understand various positions that allow the infant breath effectively. Understanding diaphragmatic breathing patterns acts as one of the major clinical ...

Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide, is a topic that has been heatedly debated for decades because some feel it should not be legalized while others do. Those who are against legalizing active euthanasia argue that “just as abortion targets vulnerable human life at its earliest stages, euthanasia and assisted suicide threaten elderly, sick and disabled persons” (MCCL 2014). In other words, those opposed see euthanasia as another way to manipulate people who may feel depressed because they are ill and are thus led to believe that they should not want to live anymore leaving the only alternative to ...

Voluntary/Assisted Euthanasia

Euthanasia or assisted suicide is a complex medical phenomenon. It is surrounded by ethical and moral complications. Dax Cowart and Theresa Marie are two individuals, one requested to be euthanized but denied while the other had euthanasia imposed on her. Sanctity of human life is paramount and there cannot be moral compromise on it, however, a person that decides to end their pain and suffering through euthanasia should have the right to do so. The cases of Dax Cowart and Theresa Marie are similar yet has two entirely different outcomes. Dax, is a successful lawyer, fully competent as established ...

The topic of euthanasia is one of the burning issues of debate all over the world for a long time with the advocates for and against the act of mercy killing coming up with their explanatory views and perspectives regarding the matter. It is beyond doubt that the ethical dilemma encompassing the act of euthanasia would make one ponder about the correctness of ending a life. However, to shed more light on the matter, one should delve deep into the concept of voluntary euthanasia, non-voluntary euthanasia as well as involuntary euthanasia so ...

Introduction

One of the key issues affecting the nursing profession today relates to the idea of providing patients suffering from terminals illnesses with an opportunity of having to die with the dignity that they deserve. That creates the need for having to come up with a legislation that would help in the legalization of euthanasia. Euthanasia refers to the process in which a health care professional assists his or her patient to die within the confines of the set legal policies and code of conduct in the nursing profession (Lavoie, Godin, Vézina-Im, Blondeau, Martineau, & Roy, 2016). However, one of ...

Euthanasia, otherwise known as assisted suicide or “death with dignity” is an incredibly challenging topic from the medical perspective, the right for autonomy, and from the religious or ethical standpoint. Generally speaking, euthanasia is not legal in most countries throughout the world and although one could understand the complexity in the nature of the practice, there is something to be said when looking at it through the experience of an individual who feels as if his or her life is not one worth living. The Spanish film, “The Sea Inside” focuses on the life of a paraplegic man who ...

Human life is sacred. The teaching about life is similar in its application in both religious perspectives as well as in nursing perspective. Just as the way religions such as Catholic Church view the aspect of human dignity, so is the way nursing profession view it. This discussion will focus on some of the major key principles of Catholic Social teachings and their application in nursing practice.

Dignity of a human person

According to the Catholic Church teachings, human life is sacred, meaning that it5 has been sanctified and should be given the respect it deserves. Their teachings also argue that human dignity depicts ...

Death is one of the controversial and feared issues in society. It is worth noting that death part of uncertainties in life that all human beings will go through. There are broad and complex beliefs about death in society. Beliefs about death and dying are based on religious, individual, and cultural ideologies. Death and dying is a process that is inevitable. Dealing with the death of loved one is associated with spiritual inquiry and thoughts. Ethics influence the way individuals, religions, and cultures define death and dying. The meaning of life pertains the importance of human existence. The meaning ...

The debate about doctor-assisted dying has been controversial in many countries throughout the world, because each country has its own cultural aspects that govern them on what to do and what not to do. Doctor-assisted dying can also be called euthanasia, which is the act in which doctors inject critically ill patients with drugs that kill them without causing pain in them. Some countries have approved doctor-assisted dying, while others do not support the act because they term is unethical. For as many as twenty years, political differences between the Senate and the House of Commons in Canadian government ...

Organ transplants have become a crucial life-saving issue since the first successful one in 1954. Many people have had their organs donated to other people. For instance, some donate a kidney and function with one. In most cases, donation of all other vital organs is made on a dead individual if the organs are viable. In this case, a touching story of a man from Georgia, Garry Phebus, who has made an offer of donating his organs has hit the headlines. He has battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since 2008, and he came to a decision that he wanted to ...

1. The proposed topic is on physician assisted suicide, especially arguing that patients should not be given the prerogative to opt in resorting in ending one’s life, especially for those with chronic, debilitating illnesses and terminal conditions. 2. The topic had been a controversial issue as some societies shun on the option. The recent movie entitled ‘Me Before You’ touched on the topic of euthanasia or physician assisted suicide . As such, one would like to delve more deeply on the topic and determine the rationality or justification for such decisions. 3. The potential thesis statements are as follows:

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Physician assisted suicide is “the voluntary termination of one's own life by the administration of a lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician” . This kind of medical practice, just like any other controversial issue, has its pros and cons. Its pros include ending the patients’ as well as their families’ pain and suffering, awareness among patients that their death was their choice, reduced health care expenses, the doctor and nurse can focus on patients who have more chances of survival, preservation of vital organs to save other patients, and restrains patients from committing suicide. On ...

Analysis of Ethical Dilemma

Analysis of Ethical Dilemma The healthcare system encounters a variety of ethical dilemmas, which sometimes have an impact on the social, legal, and professional world. An ethical dilemma is a situation that doesn’t have a right or wrong solution, but is rather determined by the outcome or the rationale behind the actions taken. While some ethical dilemmas resolve quietly, others arouse much conflict among the stakeholders. Voluntary/assisted euthanasia is one of the controversial issues in healthcare that affects various aspects of the profession. This paper will discuss the ethical dilemma of euthanasia and assisted suicide with reference to ...

Physician-assisted suicide is an issue that have been lively debated. There is still no consensus, as to whether terminally ill individuals should have the right to ask for physician-assisted suicide. There are five states in the United States of America, where physician-assisted suicide is legal. These states are California, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Montana. In the latter state, the option of the physician-assisted suicide is obtained via court decision ("Physician-Assisted Suicide Fast Facts - CNN.com", 2016, n.p.). The ethics of the physician-assisted suicide is being questioned nowadays. There are certain arguments in favor of physician-assisted suicide, as well as ...

Assisted dying is mostly referred to as suicide that is committed with the assistance of physicians. In this case, the doctor provides the patient with the knowledge and means such as lethal doses necessary for easy dying. To reduce the intensity of the term ‘assisted’ the advocates mostly uses the ‘compassionate death’ to refer to assisted dying. In most cases, the compassionate death is confused with the euthanasia which is ‘mercy killing’. However, assisted dying and mercy killing are different such that, in euthanasia means of dying are administered by the physicians while in assisted dying the patients manages ...

Introduction

Individuals have many significant views about human life. There are some circumstances that a person love his life, but may choose to end it for some unwanted medical reason. Some individuals may be in a situation that requires an important decision to end someone else’s life, such as a doctor who was requested to end the patient’s life through assisted suicide. In some cases, a family member may need to decide whether or not to continue his relative’s suffering through continuous medication or to end the physical pain by discontinuing the treatment especially during terminal cases. ...

Introduction:

Physician assisted suicide is the act of destroying one’s own life with the assistance of a physician. According to Walker (25), in Oregon based on a terminally ill patient’s request a physician can prescribe a lethal dose of medication to take the life of a patient. To stop the pain what ethical issues surround the termination of the life of a terminally ill patient? Who bears the responsibility of making this decision? Is it the patient, the medical practitioner, or the patient’s relatives? What considerations are required before making the decision to end a patient’s ...

Can we identify “care ethics” with feminist ethics? What aspect of traditional ethics does “care ethics” criticize? What is the basic proposal of the advocates of this theory for improving ethics in general? Care ethics dictate the application of moral theories bound by the context of the situation prevailing at that time. This was context entailed interdependencies between those who give care and those in need of care. It was formulated in the 80’s by feminist idealist: a psychologist and philosopher. Feminist ethical theories, unlike traditional ethical theories, stress the importance of relationships in the society as key ...

Do we have a "right to die?"

We do not have a right to die since a right is more of a moral claim. Therefore, death has a claim on us and not vice versa (Gielen, van den Branden, & Broeckaert, 2009). Most people parallel this concept with “right to life” which is totally different.

What is "euthanasia?"

“Euthanasia” is acting knowingly, directly and intentionally to cause the death of another person for example when one gives a physician gives a lethal injection to a patient (Pereira, 2011).

What is "assisted suicide?"

“Assisted suicide” refers to directly, intentionally and knowingly providing means of death to someone else so that the person uses those means ...

Introduction

Euthanasia refers to the termination of a patient’s life for the sake of mercy. Euthanasia raises several ethical concerns about the value of life as well as the measures that healthcare facilities and governments need to undertake to protect and uphold it (Weir, 1998). Countries fear to legalize euthanasia because of the ethical concerns about the sanctity of life. Furthermore, the general notion by many countries is that legalizing voluntary euthanasia would automatically lead to the legalization of involuntary euthanasia (Saaty and Vargas, 2012). There are many divergent outlooks concerning upholding life, and many individuals are of the ...

(Teacher)

When I first sat down to write about this topic, I started the research. I found stories that show scientist who want to grow embryos past the current 14-day limit, in a lab. I also found a story about the Death with Dignity act. Both are on opposite ends of the life cycle and both are ethical issues. Both topics have lessons to learn through listening to the stories of others. The embryo issue is something that parents of children with disabilities could benefit from, because the research could help them understand how their child was born with ...

Pending Law of Dignity with Death

In June 2016, a new law that legalizes physician assisted suicide will take effect in California. In California, the law will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives legally through prescription medication. The state law has been passed as few dying Californians started to move to other states such as Oregon, which had already legalized the law. In California, patients who are dying had been in limbo, after the California lawmakers approved the law last year in the State Senate. The supporters of the law have appreciated the bill claim that it gives them an option and will ...

Abstract

Euthanasia or Physician assisted suicide (PAS) is the act of relieving pain and suffering by giving terminally ill patients drugs that induce death. Pros of euthanasia include living wills, the Hippocratic Oath and the utility theory as well as the lowering of the cost of health care services. Living wills written by most individuals can deny them the right to extraordinary health care services which are aimed at prolonging their lives. However, it is important to note that a lot can change between when a will is written, and the time of death. Physicians are sworn by oath to ...

1. Define and discuss the roles and responsibilities of an ethics committee in a hospital setting. The ethics committee is a multidisciplinary group that is made up of both hospital staff members and members of the local community. This committee, then, serves several different roles, or has multiple responsibilities, related to their position. The first responsibility of an ethics committee is providing education for the public in the community. In doing so, the committee has to communicate both positive and negative elements of the current healthcare systems, so that the public understands the state of healthcare in their area. ...

Abstract

For a long time, the medical profession has subscribed to many ethical statements that have been developed primarily for patients’ benefits. As members of the medical profession, physicians should always recognize their actual responsibility of the patients, society, self, and other professionals. Adhering to the set principles of professional conduct is essential in acting ethically in the profession. The topic of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is controversial in the American medial context. Physically assisted suicide and euthanasia are often used interchangeably. The ethics of these issues are squarely placed before the public eye. This paper focuses on the ethics surrounding ...

The principal value, which the principles of morality are based on, has always been discussed. The most widely accepted answers are happiness and safety. Nietzsche in his theory of morality also approaches this concept but from a different direction. He claims that the aim of any society, as well as the supreme value in the ethics, are the happiness of the minority – aristocracy. He explains that, essentially, all life is built upon exploitation, appropriation, violence and struggle for dominance. He argues that they are unavoidable because they represent what life really is – the will to power. Accordingly, power is ...

For centuries, animals have been euthanized to stop their suffering when they have become too old or injured. While the decision to put down a beloved pet may be emotionally devastating, there is no question of the ethics involved. In fact, many people would think to keep an animal lingering in pain and distress would be considered inhumane. Why, then, do we allow human beings to suffer in pain and distress? Does a human not have the right to a final relief granted to an animal? An animal does not have the ability to grant permission for self-euthanasia like ...

In healthcare, law and ethics may refer to the conditions that enable the medical practitioners and nurses to deliver high-quality services. There are instances where the human beings have been denied excellent services following exposure to improper handling by the medical practitioners. Also, there have been a number of ill practices in the healthcare sector that make the services for the patients unappealing. Some instances have indicated the relevance of ethics and ethical training, which has been ignored for some time. There are problems that have come up following lack of consideration of the ethics in the healthcare sector. ...

Introduction

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are a matter of frequent and divisive public debate. On one side of the argument are those who believe that people, especially those with terminal illnesses, should legally be able to determine the time and manner of their death. On the other side of the argument are those who believe that euthanasia is immoral and should never be legally available, even for those who are terminally ill. To get an idea of what doctors think about this subject, Radbruch et al. (2016) reviewed a 2003 EAPC position paper on assisted suicide and wrote 21 statements ...

The right to live or die lies in the hands of an individual. However, the debate on physician-assisted suicide continues to gather different opinions from supporters and opposers. California is one of the legal states in America that supports assisted suicide, though there are religious groups and human rights activists who oppose the act. The journey to its legalization had its up and downs, seen many doctors suffer from practicing the procedure while others being grateful about it. With time, California continued to gather support towards the approval of assisted suicide and people celebrated once it became law in ...

ARTICLE REVIEW: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in dementia

Tomlinson, E., Spector, A., Nurock, S., & Stott, J. (2015). Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in dementia: A qualitative study of the views of former dementia carers. Palliative Medicine, 29(8), 720-726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216315582143

Introduction

The interest on the topic of mercy killing or assisted dying for people suffering from dementia from media and the scholarly world, little has been done to research the perspective of the closest people who are affected by the act. Studies estimate that three people over the age of sixty-five years of age succumb to dementia, with most of them not in their right minds when they die. ...

Religion has an enormous influence on any given society. Religion has been widely praised for promoting prosocial behaviors among individuals in society(Moore, 2015). Psychologists as well have acknowledged the benefits religion has to our lives such as reducing the rates of depression. In Sociology as well, religion has been long recognized for its effect of promoting prosocial attitudes and behaviors. It does this by regulating behavior and coming up with norms and values that integrate people into the society. Emile Durkheim proposed that religion has a prosocial influence of decreasing suicide via establishing values and norms by which ...

Physician assisted suicide has always been a controversial social issue in the cultures around the world. It is associated with ethical issues as well as social consequences. Physician assisted suicide is defined as “an act of self-destruction committed by a patient with the assistance of a physician” It is the process of ending someone’s life based on that persons own wish. When a person wants to end his or her life because of suffering from a terminal disease or some other weakening condition, physician assisted suicide is often recommended or considered. However, some people think that physician assisted ...

Abstract

The twenty first century has witnessed impressive advances in science and medicine, resulting in increased life expectancy. Unfortunately there has also been a dramatic increase in degenerative diseases such as diabetes and cancer. These development have brought the issue of euthanasia to center stage. The following essay attempts a careful examination of the issue, looking at the arguments opponents and supporters have put forward. Among the issues examined is the right to choose how one dies in accordance with the principles of autonomy and beneficence. It is argued that the practice of euthanasia only benefits the very few individuals ...

Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

It is becoming progressively regular for people to support the decision for terminally ill patients to be let to die, mainly to put them out of their misery. This can take place in two ways, that is, physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia. Euthanasia is an act in which the physician causes the death of terminally ill patients by administering lethal doses. During PAS, the physician prescribes lethal doses to patients but does not administer the drugs. The term euthanasia comes from a Greek word which interpreted as “good death”. In other words, it is “merciful killing”; ending an individual ...

It is well-known that “assisted suicide and euthanasia have long been contentious issues worldwide» (Barbuzzi 16). Euthanasia is defined as the deliberate, intentional and active termination of the patient’s life in cases when death will benefit this patient (Gregory 397); this method is usually applicable for the patients with incurable diseases and in need of relief of the suffering caused by the disease. Moreover, both passive and active euthanasia methods are possible, though both evoke ethical and moral concerns and trigger debates on the subject of euthanasia legalization. Although physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia have been legally permitted ...

The movie tells the story of Dax Cowart, who was a victim of pipeline explosion at the age of 25. The case of Dax highlights major points in healthcare in case of emergency situations, such as what he experienced. It was a tragic experience for Dax, as the injury that he got was something that made him decide to end his life through the help of his doctors. The physical pain that he suffered was described to be at the highest level during the time of his treatment at the hospital. The first major point of the movie was ...

Summary: In the article titled, “Abnormal Cortex Plasticity in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy”, the authors investigate the role of defective motor plasticity in the pathogenesis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (Strigaro et al.). Prior to this study, JME was linked to motor cortex hyper-excitability and to the abnormal function of thalamic networks. This study, identifies a new mechanism that can cause JME, a common form of generalized epilepsy seen in children. The motor cortex plasticity was studied using an interesting technique called the Paired Associated Stimulation (PAS). The details of this technique are discussed in the methodology section. The role of ...

The question of morality has been discussed throughout the history of philosophy. These questions cannot be solved through simple logic due to the philosophic difficulty that they present. This is important because in the modern world there are still major issues that challenge the capacity for rational decision making. This is especially true in regards to medical ethics, in which these decisions can often result in the difference between life and death. Should doctors be given the right to end patients lives in cases in which they are going through extreme suffering and are given consent? This brings up ...

English

Euthanasia has always been a controversial social issue in the cultures around the world. It is associated with ethical issues as well as social consequences. The term Euthanasia itself means, mercy killing. It is the process of ending someone's life based on that person’s own wish. When a person wants to end his life because he is suffering from a terminal disease or some other weakening condition, Euthanasia is often recommended. In most of the states of the United States, euthanasia is considered illegal. However in many states including California, physician-assisted suicides are legalized based on the requirement ...

The book starts with the definition of ethics, its historical attributions, moral reasoning, and bioethics. One of the most interesting parts of the book is chapter 13 on euthanasia and assisted suicide. A distinction was set to differentiate euthanasia from assisted suicide where euthanasia is referred to, as medical killing while assisted suicide is medical suicide. In euthanasia, the doctor alone is instrumental to the death of the patient for reasons attributed to the ethical concept of non-maleficence. The practice of euthanasia can be classified as passive and active where active refers to the act of removing the life ...

Having looked at the PAD debate from either side of the argument, and having known what leads terminally ill patients to consider PAD, it is wise to consider whether the choices made by the terminally ill patients are worth the risk of having their lives terminated. By the time many of them are making the decision to have their lives ended, they will have made conscious and informed comparative searches and arrived at the decision to have someone help them end their lives. Many are the times when these patients are put on life- saving medical treatments without which ...

There are many people living today who do not have moral codes or ethics, and this is one of the reasons as to why there is so much suffering in the world. People are selfish and refuse to lend others money, and there are plenty of terrorist attacks/schools shootings occurring. In other words, if more people had core values, then there would be more room for peace and less suffering than there is currently. Now, since I am someone who enjoys helping people and being compassionate, I do have a code of ethics that I live by, and they ...

Abstract

This paper puts the legal and ethical issues of physician-assisted suicide in the context of the larger debate on privacy and the right to die, which can be divided into three constituent parts: (1) a patient’s constitutionally protected right to privacy in all matters involving end-of-life treatment decisions. So long as a patient has the mental capacity to make informed consent, the government does not have a legitimate interest to override end-of-life decisions. Critical to the analysis of a patient’s refusal of life-sustaining treatment is the burden of the state to prove a patient did not have ...

Ethical problem

Stacy (2012) reviewed a case study of an irreversible case of pneumococcal pneumonia who had become mechanical ventilator support dependent. The male patient had decided to be removed from the ventilator and allowed to die with full knowledge of his irreversible condition and the eventual death that will come upon him after all life-maintaining support were removed. Although the family did not agree on the removal of the life-support treatment, they acceded to the wish of their father and approved the gradual removal of the ventilator referred to as terminal weaning. This case, unlike most controversial cases that leads ...

Introduction

The discussions in this biomedical ethics case study involving the death of a patient named Mr. Paul Mills during his stay at one of the hospitals in Halifax, Nova Scotia will focus on whether Dr. Nancy Morrison’s decision to help end the patent’s suffering by injecting nitroglycerin into the IV line in an unsuccessful attempt to decrease blood pressure and thereby end the patient’s suffering and on a separate instance, injecting potassium chloride a few minutes prior to the patient’s point of expiration. It is important to note that this paper will not focus on ...

Research Paper

Research Paper Chronic and terminal illnesses are familiar concepts in the healthcare industry. Different patients have different reactions to diagnoses with chronic and terminal illnesses, which requires the healthcare professionals to be comprehensively prepared to provide relevant care for each patient. Every patient is entitled to an autonomous right, and have the right to choose the type of care that they can accept. Physicians and healthcare professionals are ethically required to honor the rights of the patients while observing dignity and respect of every patient. When a person is diagnosed with terminal illness, he/she can choose to either receive ...

The current debate on whether to adopt or reject a law that aims at legalizing physician-assisted death has been met both with positivity and negativity in equal measures. While it is important to respect the decisions of patients in palliative care units, nurses are under an obligation to making sure that the decisions they make concerning this grave matter are supposed to be in line with the reasoning perspective and following the set-out laws and regulations, rather than from emotive and polarized positions. There is the need to take into account different perspectives of the issue at hand with ...

Euthanasia: should it be legalized?

The legalization of euthanasia is a topic that has been discussed and continues to be discussed in many countries and states in America. A lot of group of people take part in the said debate, and this includes, but is not limited to, politicians, physicians, and scholars involved in ethics and laws pertaining to health. While some argue that euthanasia is unethical, as it involves killing, others maintain that it is the patient, or the family of the patient’s right to choose death, especially when the suffering is unbearable. Amidst all the arguments and debates ongoing, euthanasia should ...

Death or dying is not a bad thing because it is part and parcel of life just like other rites of passage. If it was to be a personal choice many could have opted to live and not die because they do not know how it feels on the other side of existence. Life is valuable, and it is for that reason that voluntary euthanasia has become a debatable issue in determining whether it is right or wrong. But it is important to understand it from the onset so as to know when and how it can be termed ...

English II-Pre Ap

Introduction Assisted suicide is a term used where doctors knowingly provided a patient or helps a person commit suicide. This can be done through inducing lethal drugs to the patients. Assisted suicide occurs in many cases due to some circumstances that leave the doctors with a choice to either save a person’s life or not (Asch 123). When doctors have to induce the assisted suicide, there has to be an agreement reached with patients, patient’s family and the doctors in order to ensure that the case is not conducted without the knowledge of the patients. When there ...

Introduction:

Why the discussion on this issue does holds any importance. The literal meaning of the word euthanasia and how is it defined. How and why did the issue gain importance Body Categories on euthanasia, namely voluntary euthanasia, involuntary euthanasia and un-voluntary euthanasia and to what extent are accepted in the society and what are the factors that discriminate one category from the other.

A brief description of Active and passive euthanasia and to what extent are they accepted in the society.

Is euthanasia right of a single individual to whom it may concern or should others and the government be allowed to interfere with it. States where euthanasia is legalized, states where it is not legalized and ...

For every living being, death can come through two main methods: natural or unavoidable circumstances, such as old age and accidents, and the actions of a living entity or those of another party, such as suicide and murder. With a particular interest in human beings, the given categories of dying are not as clear-cut as one would assume. On the contrary, some natural causes may be avoidable. For instance, disease outbreaks can wipe out civilizations without vaccines and proper medication; hence, although natural, the necessary quality becomes baseless because appropriate and timely interventions can save lives. Meanwhile, suicide can ...