A Brief Note On The Death Of Euthanasia

Today, there is a large debate over the situation and consequences of euthanasia. Euthanasia is the act of ending a human’s life by lethal injection or the stoppage of medication, or medical treatment. It has been denied by most of today’s population and is illegal in the fifty states of the United States. Usually, those who undergo this treatment have a disease or an “unbearable” pain somewhere in the body or the mind. Since there are ways, other than ending life, to stop pain caused by illness or depression, euthanasia is immoral, a disgrace to humanity, according to the Hippocratic Oath, and should be illegal throughout the United States.

Euthanasia is the practice of ending the life of an individual for the purposes of relieving pain and suffering. Over the years, there has been a big debate about its merits and demerits, and the debate is not about to end anytime soon. However, no matter what side of the debate one supports, it is important to consider a few facts. One, the prolonged stay in hospital is bound to raise medical costs. Two, some medical complications bring suffering and pain to the patient without any possibility of getting back to one 's normal activities of daily living. However, ending the life of a person intentionally may be treated as a serious crime in some jurisdictions. Given these facts, it is evident that making a decision about euthanasia is bound to be a challenging task. Although not everyone might agree, euthanasia is a necessary procedure that relieves the pain and suffering of the patient and rids the family and the government of expensive medical costs that would not necessary improve the life of the patient.

The debate over Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide is becoming more and more complicated as doctors develop a better understanding for its purpose and usefulness. Euthanasia is a Greek term meaning “good death” and it can be described as a killing of a patient who chooses to take this course in action by applying, administrating, and undergoing a procedure to end their life. Euthanasia is prescribed when a patient is in intense pain or suffering and is ready to end their life in a safe and logical way with the help of a doctor. It is a simple procedure with a choice of either drug administration or a lethal injection. The injection is much faster than the drugs, but both work in the same way. The significance of euthanasia is to be able

Voluntary Euthanasia has been considered a controversial topic for many decades. The idea of committing an act that involves the taking of human life is not one that many people would care to discuss openly. The main argument is that a person who has been diagnosed with an incurable illness and is in extreme pain and their ability to move has been limited, while that person still has control over their destiney should they be allowed take their own life (Bowie, R.2001). The worldwide debate weather one should be allowed to end a life is still one of the biggest ethical issues. The attempt to providing the rights of the individual is in conflict with the moral values of society. Voluntary Euthanasia has been highly rejected by many religious and pro-life institutions.

The “Right to Die” (Euthanasia) should be further looked into as an option for terminally ill patients and not considered unethical. There has been an issue concerning the topic of “Human Euthanasia” as an acceptable action in society. The research compiled in conjunction with an educated opinion will be the basis for the argument for voluntary Euthanasia in this paper. Patients suffering from an incurable illness, exhausting all medical treatments, should be given the freedom of choice to continue their path of suffering or end it at their own will. “The Right to die” is not suicide, as you are fully aware that death will be certain, as Euthanasia spares the individual of additional pain.

The famous, world-renowned scientist Albert Einstein once said that "we cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings." Yet, there came a tragic time, not too long ago, when even the basic, most primal nature of the human race was questioned. Why would our society, as a whole of human civilization, go to such means just to slaughter our sisters and brothers of another realm, another faith, or another race? The appalling events that ensued during the cataclysm of World War II still impact many today, grim battle scars passed down the years through morbid tales and painful memories. To this day, many Holocaust horror stories still exist, but one of Hitler 's fatal racial extermination plans, a hushed

In recent years, the matter of assisted suicide for terminal patients has been the topic of many moral and medical debates. Opinions vary greatly, and stand on wholly opposite spectrums. Some people say that a patient should be allowed to decide when they die. However, others believe that morals and medicinal ethics dominate over a patient's desire. My opinion is that is that no medical institution should be allowed to provide assisted suicide, even if it’s for terminally ill patients. There are many reason why I think so.

The controversy of a doctor assisting their patient who is already dying, end their life sooner to save them from continuous unnecessary pain and agony has been the topic of controversy for years. The practice of euthanasia is in my opinion a mercy and should not be banned because in reality it doesn’t physically hurt anyone. You could say it hurts the patient but then again that patient is already in tremendous pain or in an incapacitated state of no recovery, as in paralyzed or brain damage etc., so in reality it would actually help them by assisting ending their pain by assisted suicide. A doctors job is also always help their patients and the practice of assisted suicide in many ways is actually helping the person. However there has and probably always will be people who do not agree with the idea of a dying person end their life for sooner than nature had intended. This demographic would suggest that by dying by your own hand or assisted by a physician for medical reasons is still considered plain suicide. And for the religious people it is a sin by their beliefs. The people could also argue that it is not a person’s right to make that decision.

In the world today, the issue of ‘assisted suicide’ has become a very contentious issue. As it is commonly known, Euthanasia or assisted suicide is the voluntary termination of a patient 's life; the patient is usually terminally ill. The primary objective is always to relieve them of their pain and suffering. It is derived from Greek words, ‘eu’ and 'thanatos, ' which refers to ‘good’ and ‘death’ respectively(Finlay and George 171). These two words were coined together to form the name ‘euthanatos’ meaning good death. Traditionally, it is believed that only persons suffering from incurable diseases can undergo euthanasia. However, in the world today, other conditions and situations where some individuals want their life ended have undergone euthanasia. This point introduces the various moral, legal, religious and practical issues concerning euthanasia, which have been at the center of the debate between different competing values. Is terminating the life of a patient who is terminally ill and undergoing severe suffering and pain, right? When is euthanasia justifiable? Does a moral difference between active and passive euthanasia exist? The debatable question, therefore, is; should the decision of whether to die or live be for human beings to make? In this paper, I argue and take a stand against euthanasia-doctor assisted suicide. Both active and passive; doctor assisted suicide should not be legalized even if the motive were established to be truly for

The deliberate act of ending another 's life, given his or her consent, is formally referred to as euthanasia. At present, euthanasia is one of the most controversial social-ethical issues that we face, in that it deals with a sensitive subject matter where there is much uncertainty as to what position one ought to take. Deliberately killing another person is presumed by most rational people as a fundamental evil act. However, when that person gives his or her consent to do so, this seems to give rise to an exceptional case. This can be illustrated in the most common case of euthanasia, where the person who is willing to die suffers from an illness that causes great pain, and will result in his or her demise in the not-so-distant future.

Euthanasia is the idea of helping a person who decided they wanted to die meet their end quickly and painlessly. This is also called assisted suicide. Most of the cases of euthanasia are related to a terminally ill person who wishes to end their life as easy as possible, rather than suffering through the effects of the illness killing them. The topic of euthanasia is one of the biggest controversies in medicine today, due to the religious and ethical problems of interfering with the “natural right to a natural death” (Dowbiggin, I. R., 2003, p. 2).

In the world of modern healthcare, there are several widely discussed topics of interest. One topic, euthanasia, has people divided in a battle of life and death. Euthanasia is commonly presented as dignified alternative to death by a fatal prognosis, alternatively, euthanasia can be described as “playing God”, harming patient lives, and a means to exploit the sick and disabled. Exploration of euthanasia is important from the ethical position to which members of health care hold themselves to and consideration of all alternatives is a priority.

Euthanasia is defined as, "The act or practice of putting to death painlessly a person suffering from an incurable disease." Euthanasia can be traced back as far back as the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. It was sometimes allowed in these civilizations to help others die. Voluntary euthanasia was approved in these ancient societies. Today, the practice of euthanasia causes great controversy. Both pro-life groups and right-to-die groups present arguments for their different sides. Pro-life groups make arguments and present fears against euthanasia. I contend that the case for the right to die is the stronger argument.

Euthanasia is the practice of ending an individual's life in order to relieve them from an incurable disease or unbearable suffering. The term euthanasia is derived from the Greek word for "good death" and originally referred to as “intentional killing” ( Patelarou, Vardavas, Fioraki, Alegakis, Dafermou, & Ntzilepi, 2009). Euthanasia is a controversial topic which has raised a great deal of debate globally. Although euthanasia has received great exposure in the professional media, there are some sticky points that lack clarity and need to be addressed. Euthanasia is a divisive topic, and different interpretations of its meaning, depend on whether the person supports it or not. While a few societies have accepted euthanasia, there are

In current times we have made many technological advances that have boosted the medical productivity in hospitals. However, the rapid development of medicine is far from being a long term resolve for many health issues. We have a plethora of people whose quality of life is very low and has no chance of improving. During these situations allowing the person to end their life via euthanasia should be allowed. I will argue that Euthanasia is morally permissible in some cases because there are several moral justifications that argue for ending one’s life.