Is Euthanasia Necessary For Terminally Ill Patients?

Euthanasia refers to the intentional bringing about of the death of a patient, either by killing him/her, or by letting him/her die, for the patient's sake to prevent further pain or suffering from a terminal illness. Euthanasia is a complex issue in many underlying theological, sociological, moral, and legal aspects. Its legalization is heavily debated around the world, with strong arguments made for both sides of the issue. The supporters of euthanasia often repeated that "We have to respect the freedom of the patient" or "people should be able to exercise control over their own lives and death." However, Euthanasia, by nature, is "wrongfully killing" or "mercy killing", and if we allow any type of euthanasia, all sorts of negative

Around 7 million people are diagnosed with a terminal illness each year. Fifty-five percent of terminally ill patients die in pain. Some are forced to be bed ridden for months knowing a slow death is coming. Would you want to live, knowing you are completely dependent on nurses and family to take care of your every need? Patients should be given the option to end their life early with a painless death, instead of waiting for the inevitable to happen.

There are some diseases which cannot have the pain properly managed. The awful suffering of these human beings, and the distress that their families, who have to look on helplessly enduring, it is a tragic situation. A situation like that can be prevented to a large extent by Voluntary Euthanasia. Any decent and caring person should not allow others to suffer when their pain can be ended if they wished

Although Dignity with Death shows compassion to the people that are in pain most won 't agree with this point. People against Physician Assisted Death think “helping a patient die is categorically wrong under any circumstances: excellent palliative care does not include physician-assisted death” (Timothy 3). These people with such ideas would rather prefer palliative care for them to the very end. They do not believe in Death with Dignity, and as such ideals flow they would not acknowledge this method to treat pain. The circumstances surrounding the patents death should be as natural as possible. They are also afraid of abuse “because allowing physician-assisted death poses too high a rick to vulnerable patients” (Timothy 3).

Suffering is a constant companion of humans today; people experience it every day, whether it be emotional or physical, internal or external. Living with a terminal illness is also living with suffering, both because of the physical pain that is felt, and also the emotional blows the patient experiences every day. A terminally ill patient has a monumental part of their life taken from them. Few aspects of life still remain in their control, because of doctors, family members, and the illness itself. However, there is a practice that places a final decision, the right to choose the circumstances of death, with the patient. Physician-assisted suicide (PAS), or physician

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, can legally help end terminally ill patients lives if they have no chance of getting better, so they are not forced to be in pain anymore. Not only is the patient suffering but the family is as well. Some people don’t have the money to keep giving their loved ones treatment to make them feel better. Not only this, but there is no point of giving the loved one treatment if they have no chance of getting better. In the United States there are only a few states that legalized euthanasia. Some of these states are Washington, Oregon, Colorado, California, Vermont, Montana, and DC. This is a really controversial topic still and the laws are so different country to country, like the Netherlands and Belgium.

“The hardest part of losing a loved one, isn’t having to say goodbye, but rather seeing them suffer from the pain”. Many individuals have not been able to answer the question: should terminally ill patients have the right to end their lives? Terminally ill patients should have a right to end their own lives with dignity rather than suffering from agony, because the pain is unbearable, families watch love one’s die slowly, and patients become extremely depressed.

Euthanasia is the intentional killing by actually killing the person or leaving the person alone without treatment till he or she dies on their own. Also known as “mercy killing” .There are two types of euthanasia, active and passive. Passive Euthanasia being the ending of someone’s life by deliberate withholding of drugs or other life-sustaining treatment. Active Euthanasia is the act of ending a life in which is to cause the patient’s death in a single act. Some places use this on patients who have being diagnosed with a terminal illness for a long time and show no improvement in health, the patient may experience sever amount of pain. Two way that people who view this situation is on one side they would think that since there were no signs of getting better they would attempt to relieve their pain by killing. Other would want the patient to keep being treated I hope of improvement. If the patient had the right to die for some people it would become a duty to die by

Euthanasia is necessary for people who have had enough suffering and have been in pain for too long. One may feel like they are done with putting up with the anguish and feel that their life is over. Many people consider turning toward euthanasia because they feel as though they have fulfilled their life and lived it to the fullest. In the Netherlands, a petition for physician assisted suicide received over 100,000 signatures by people over the age of 70 who believed that their lives were complete and they wanted to die.(Margaret Somerville). Euthanasia ends the unnecessary suffering that people are constantly put through by their disease daily. It ends one’s misery and allows them to die in peace on one’s own terms. As previously stated, euthanasia is not about wanting to die, it is about not wanting to live with unbearable pain at all hours of the day and constantly having treatment after treatment that does not seem to be working. Euthanasia helps to end suffering by administering a lethal dose of drugs prescribed by a physician or doctor. Euthanasia is a peaceful way to die. One can be euthanized in a calm setting with their friends and family all around to say goodbye. There is no waiting for the dreaded day of death that no one can see coming, with euthanasia, one can decide when they want to go and how they will die. It provides a sense of

Euthanasia is stopping the suffering of a terminally ill person. Euthanasia differs from assisted suicide because the doctor can actually prescribe and administer the drug. Only ten countries and five American states have some form of legalized euthanasia. Euthanasia is a very controversial topic in our society today. There are many positives and negatives to euthanasia. Legalizing euthanasia would cause an uproar across the world. Euthanasia is an effective way to end a person’s suffering because there are ways to reduce pain, it is hard to determine who is actually suffering, and also sends a message that life is not worth fighting for.

The basics of euthanasia or “assisted suicide” is that terminally ill people who have taken a test to ensure they are in a sound state of mind should have the right to end their suffering with a quick virtually painless death. Opponents of this state that doctors have a moral and ethical responsibility to keep their patients alive and do to the best of their ability to get them well.

According to Webster’s Dictionary, Euthanasia is “conceding painless death to a patient who is considered to be hopelessly ill, because of a non-curable disease”. The term is used to refer to the act of deliberately taking the life of a sick person, especially those who are sick from terminal illnesses. Patients in this category are normally those who are nearing their death from a persistent terminal illness and medicine does not to have much effect on them. Different scholars hold different opinions on whether to legalize the practice. Some stage a very strong that attempt to justify euthanasia. They argue that it is a common practice in the US and that it serves to end a person’s suffering and save the family members a lot of emotional

Euthanasia is often called “mercy killing”. It is intentionally making someone die, rather than allowing that person to die naturally. It is sometimes the act of ending someone’s life, who is terminally ill, or is suffering in severe pain. Euthanasia is mostly illegal in the world today. Euthanasia can be considered a form of suicide, if the person afflicted with the problem actively does it. The person volunteering to commit the act to that person can also consider it a form of murder.

First of all, what is euthanasia? It is something that not many people think about until they or a friend or family member is put in a position where they might actually have to consider it. Euthanasia, in the dictionary, simply is: the action of ending someone’s life in a painless way. It seems pretty simple but in reality it is a lot more complicated, not only for the people involved but for the society in general as well.

Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide or mercy killing, is the “deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering” (Nordqvist). There is much to be argued about euthanasia because it is such a controversial topic, but there is no logical or moral reason it should be illegal. If someone is undergoing unstoppable pain, and is terminally ill, that person should be allowed to die with dignity. Euthanasia should be legal because it is compassionate, financially conscientious and allows for the practice of one’s freedom of choice.