Euthanasi The Issue Of Euthanasia

Euthanasia has been one of the most controversial and debatable topics in recent years. Even though the debate about euthanasia seems to be very complex and problematic, it is important to analyze very deeply some problems and questions related to this issue in order to indicate adequate solutions in terms of possible legislation. First step is to identify the proper definition of euthanasia as an act of causing a person's death to end unbearable pain and suffering. In addition, there are many forms of euthanasia; categorizing those forms and highlighting the development of understanding this concept over time, is necessary to understand, that involuntary euthanasia is unacceptable as it violets the basic human rights.

The etymology of the word ‘euthanasia’ originates from the Greek language which has a literal meaning of “good death”. Other names for euthanasia are ‘assisted suicide’ and ‘mercy killing’. Euthanasia is done when the person is suffering from a terminal illness such as cancer, and then steps are taken to end the person’s life so that they no longer have to suffer. [Helga Kuhse. July 1992. Bioethics News. The World Federation of Right to Die Societies. http://www.worldrtd.net/euthanasia-fact-sheet. Accessed 4th April 2016][1]. There are two types of euthanasia, Voluntary Euthanasia which is conducted with the consent of the patient and Involuntary Euthanasia, which is conducted without the patients consent due to the patient being incapable of doing so and then the decision, is made by a person close to the patient. Furthermore there are two types of procedural euthanasia; Passive Euthanasia where life-sustaining treatments are withheld and Active Euthanasia which is where lethal substances or forces are used to end the patient’s life. [Nordquist, C. (2015 October 30). “Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide”. Medical News Today. Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/182951.php on 4th April 2016].[2]

Euthanasia is a word that comes from ancient Greece and it refers to “good death”. In the modern societies euthanasia is defined as taking away people’s lives who suffer from an incurable disease. They usually go through this process by painlessness ways to avoid the greatest pains that occurs from the disease. A huge number of countries in the World are against euthanasia and any specific type of it. One of the most important things being discussed nowadays is whether euthanasia should be legalized or not. This essay will focus on comparing positive and negative aspects of euthanasia in order to answer to the question whether euthanasia should be legal or not.

"Euthanasia is a long smooth-sounding word, and it conceals its danger as long, smooth-sounding words do, but the danger is there, nevertheless". As Pearl S. Buck explained through this quote, Euthanasia and medically assisted suicide to present a real danger. Although society refuses to see these dangers, euthanasia creates countless problems that shake society. Euthanasia remains a conditional based issue; therefore, the laws created rely on weak ideas that allow for easy manipulation, as can be seen through the mistakes and laws of the Netherlands and Belgium who legalized Euthanasia. Medically assisted suicide and Euthanasia use unethical ideology, and legalization cause extreme strain and opposition to America’s moral code.

review the right of life, which everybody has the right to decide his or her destiny to live and die. The author uses data gained from the previous cases of euthanasia in Europe to try to identify the main reasons why those people requested euthanasia as an alternative. Their research focuses on the factors that drive people at the terminal phase of life needed to die. The article is useful to my research topic, as Quffa et al. suggest that there are reasons and rights of a person, who are having incurably ill to choose their destiny at the end of their lives. The main limitation of the article is that the research was restricted to the thought of the author. Thus, there should be some ideas from the relatives of the person who has completed euthanasia. The article will form the basis of my research, as the research is describing the right of the individual to voice their choices that best suit for their

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.

Life is a precious gift that should be treasured and enriched in every way possible. But when there is no hope for a meaningful and desirable life, and every effort made to prevent the unavoidable, we should make it legally possible for the dying who request euthanasia to be able to end their suffering. Euthanasia is considered a “gentle and easy death” because it comes from the Greek words, Eu meaning good and Thanatosis meaning death. Euthanasia is illegal in most of the United States. However, assisted suicide, is legal in six different states. The states that assisted suicide is legal in are California, Oregon, Colorado, Washington DC, Vermont and Washington. The key difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide is who administers

For this assignment, I have decided to argue against Euthanasia. I have always felt that this concept in medicine is not right, and this essay presents me with the chance to give my reasons why I see it’s wrong to practice euthanasia. The term Euthanasia is a Greek word which when loosely translated into English means ‘quick and easy death’ (New York State Task Force on Life, and the Law). As it looks like, euthanasia was firstly practiced in ancient Greece as a way of putting patients out of their misery. The cause of someone’s death was not what disease they were suffering from, but poisons were introduced into their bodies to bring them to an early death. Then again, this was done against the will of the patient and at times, they were totally not informed that they will be

Euthanasia has been a long emotional and tedious debate stemming as far back as ancient

The question of euthanasia, also referred to as mercy killing, is among the most disputable topic on ethics in America. It refers to the intentional putting to death of a person with an incurable or painful disease intended as an act of mercy (Newhealthguide.org, 2016). Euthanasia is closely related to doctor assisted suicide. However, the two acts differ in that, euthanasia means injecting a terminally sick patient with lethal dose of a drug or withdrawing feeding tubes to let the patient die of starvation. Assisted suicide on the other hand refers to the process where a physician avails a lethal drug to the patient. The patient or his/her next of kin usually must consent to the action. By January 2016, the practice was allowed in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Colombia and Luxembourg. Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and Albania, while in the United States; it is legal in the states of Washington, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Montana and California. This document will argue about why euthanasia and physician assisted suicide should not be legalized in the remaining 44 states of the U.S.

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient who is suffering from a terminal or incurable disease. There are two different processes of euthanasia, active or physician-assisted suicide and passive euthanasia. Active euthanasia is when a terminally ill patient requests someone, usually a doctor, to intentionally cause their death via overdose or lethal injection. Passive euthanasia is the act of refusing life-sustaining treatments or the removal of life-sustaining technology from a patient who is in a vegetated state. Euthanasia originates from the Greek roots eu and thanatos, meaning “easy death,” yet the legalization and practice of euthanasia is a highly controversial topic that is heavily debated and discussed. In this paper I will review the history behind euthanasia, explain the current manifestations, the pros and the cons behind legalization, and my personal stance on the subject. Based on the research that I have gathered throughout this process, I have come to the conclusion that euthanization should be legalized due to the consideration of the patient’s quality of life and the notion that it is their life, therefore they should have the option to end it.

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Euthanasia is also commonly known as physician-assisted suicide. Generally, people resort to this option when they are terminally-ill, and cannot recover from the severe disease. Some people choose euthanasia over painful death, while some people choose it because they don’t want to spend a lot of their family’s money for their health if it cannot be cured. There has been a great debate about whether one should be allowed to end their life, as per their wish, or not. Here are some of the arguments “for” and “against” euthanasia.

Since before the thirteenth century, euthanasia has been a prominent debate worldwide and yet we have still not come to a conclusion. With so many factors, such as religion, politics, cost and the public's general opinion, playing a part in this decision, how do we choose whether it is right or wrong? Euthanasia protects a patient's dignity in death, benefits the family of the ill, and could be considered a human right, therefore, I believe euthanasia should be legalised.

The purpose of this paper is to talk about the process Euthanasia. This topic has been hotly debated for some time now. Some people do not necessarily know about the process and just assume that since you are “assisting a patient to die,” that it is wrong and should be illegal. My paper helps to give better insight into the world of euthanasia and how the people of this generation view it by including some statistics. This paper also highlights some case studies involving euthanasia as well as the reasons given by some people during the arguments for and against euthanasia. Frequently asked questions concerning euthanasia will also be covered in this paper.