Persuasive Essay On Euthanasia

Doctors are whom people delegate their lives to when there is something wrong with their health. Death is perhaps the most personal, intimate event of any time. One may believe suffering towards the end of death should be avoided with Euthanasia. Various sources disapprove of the legalization of euthanasia. I believe that all people deserve the right to die in natural timing.

Millions of people suffer from terminal illnesses and diseases everyday. Many of those people, especially those living in uncomfortable facilities and those deteriorating, have a strong desire to die with dignity. The subject of physician assisted suicide goes hand in hand with self induced suicide and euthanasia. The issue with physician assisted suicide is that society is not willing to help the issue because a majority of society views it as unethical and morally wrong. The subject is more so focused on the practice of the doctor rather than the pain and the suffering of the

Evidence shows that euthanasia has been practiced regardless of its legality. The current laws (or lack thereof) are not preventing physicians from carrying out the process at the patient 's request;

In 1994, physician-assisted suicide became legal in Oregon which was the only state during that time. Physician-assisted suicide, also euthanasia, is when a physician provides a patient with the medical means or the medical knowledge to commit suicide. Particular words are so sensitive that individuals across the world are still, to this day, attempting to delete the Death with Dignity Act. The notion legalizing assisted suicide frightens citizens; however, they do not know how the patient feels. Laws like this should be used to open the minds of citizens who believe that physician-assisted dying is morally wrong and help patients in pain. Patients with a terminal illness should be allowed assisted suicide because their organs can be used freely to save another's life, they can pass knowing it was their choice, and it can decrease the hospital costs of the patients.

Some terminal patients in the past have gone to their doctors and asked for a final medication that would take all the pain away— lethal drugs. For example, as Ronald Dworkin recounts, Lillian Boyes, an English woman who was suffering from a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis, begged her doctor to assist her to die because she could no longer stand the pain (184). Another example is Dr. Ali Khalili, Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s twentieth patient. According to Kevorkian’s attorney, “[Dr. Khalili] was a pain specialist; he could get any kind of pain medication, but he came to Dr. Kevorkian. There are times when pain medication does not suffice”(qtd. in Cotton 363). Terminally ill patients should have the right to assisted suicide because it is the best means for them to end the pain caused by an illness which no drug can cure. A competent terminal patient must have the option of assisted suicide because it is in the best interest of that person.

Jack Kevorkian, known as Dr. Death by many is the individual attributed with bring the idea of assisted suicide to the forefront and in addition since he was cut off from mainstream medical interaction he did not invest much time into the investigation of palliative care for terminally ill patients and furthermore, is reported to have never verified that his patients were indeed terminally ill. Indeed, that which Jack Kevorkian did do was make provision to his suicide clients drugs that were lethal and then disconnecting himself from the act itself unless, that is, his clients were unable to see to the job due to physical impairment. Should that be the case, Kevorkian would inject them with the lethal drugs causing their suicide act. Kevorkian was jailed. Following this it is reported that the reformers entered into the drawing of lines more

The definition of euthanasia from the Oxford Dictionary is: “The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or is in an incurable coma.” Consider the words “suffering,” “painful,” “irreversible” and “incurable.” These words describe a patients terrible conditions and prospects. Euthanasia is known as “mercy killing” for a reason, it is the most, humane, moral and logical form of treatment available to patients that have no hope in fully recovering. If you had to choose between lying in bed dying a slow and painful death, or dying a quick painless death at the time you choose so that you can be surrounded by all your loved ones, which would you choose? With euthanasia,

Assisted suicide is when the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, affected by the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for this purpose. It’s a personal decision and no one should make that decision for them. It’s their life and they should be able to decide what to do with it.

Euthanasia is typically undertaken when an extremely sick person has lost the will to live and is terminated to alleviate them from their suffering. The idea of physician assisted suicide has sparked a debate on the ethical, economical, and social consideration of the act. As we approach a time where physician assisted suicide becomes more and more politically and ethically charged, lawmakers, physicians, and the public alike need to understand autonomy and respect the natural functionings of the human body, even if the patient or the family of the patient asks for euthanasia. Therefore, due to ethical and economical considerations, euthanasia should be outlawed throughout the United States.

“Certainly, suffering at the end of life is sometimes unavoidable and unbearable, and helping people end their misery may be necessary. Given the opportunity, I would support laws to provide these kinds of prescription to people.” (Atul Gawande) Euthanasia is a painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or an irreversible coma. In other words taking a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering. (Christian Nordavist) Euthanasia or “mercy killing “should be legal in all states.

We have the right to chose when we eat. We have the right to chose if we want to go out with friends or just stay home in PJ’s. Because we have the gift of free will, we have the freedom to chose what we want no matter the situation. If we are suffing and we know that we are going to die a slow and painful death, we have the right to chose otherwise. This option is known as euthanasia. Even though the church see’s it as a sin, murder, It is morally correct if the circumstances permit it. All forms of euthanasis should be legalized because their would be less stress on families with their hospital payments, less people suffering and in agony, and more freedom for humans.

Euthanasia defined by Merriam-Webster’s as “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy” (Merriam-Webster) and it comes from the Greek language meaning “good death” (Grimag). Euthanasia can also be referred to as “mercy killing”, which is taking the life of a hopelessly ill or injured individual to end his or her suffering (Wekesser, pg. 12). It gives the patient and their family relief when their quality of life is low and allows the patient to “die with dignity” (Grimag). It is another example of freedom of choice. Euthanasia is a comfortable and pain-free way to end suffering. Whichever way you define it or refer to it, the practice of Euthanasia is a very controversial issue in the field of healthcare (Grimag). Euthanasia should be practiced today because we want to preserve life and get the most out of it, but not to prolong the experience of death (Wekesser, pg. 40).

Euthanasia is the act of ending a person’s life with consent by either injecting a lethal drug or removing live supporting devices. Assisted suicide, often categorized in with euthanasia, is when a physician prescribes a lethal drug at the request of the patient for them to then self-administer. Euthanasia is currently illegal in the United States and almost every other country. In 1976 Karen Ann Quinlan lost consciousness and stopped breathing after consuming alcohol and prescription drug. She was rushed to the hospital and declared to be in a persistent vegetative state.

The debate over the use of euthanasia is ever growing. This is due to the fact of constant increases in medical advances. Medical advances are growing the number of medicines one can be given before palliative care is an option. The main concern of the debate is whether trying new treatments and medicines are necessary before palliative care is given. Two articles will be analyzed using the Aristotelian method. Both articles are valid, but the New York Times article written by Haider Javed Warraich offers a complete perspective using all three persuasive appeals compared to the article written by Terry Pratchett for The Guardian, which the majority is written on emotion.

Euthanasia is essentially the action of assisting suicide of a person, by his or hers request under the supervision of a physician. Usually, this process involves the physician injecting a toxic substance into the patient’s body and/or stopping any medical treatment. Euthanasia is used to end the life of a terminally sick person, in order to alleviate any further suffering. Euthanasia has been an ethical dilemma throughout history. Today, there are countries throughout the world that have approved the use of this method, however it has many laws and regulations in place to prevent abuse. Nevertheless, there is evidence that these laws and regulations are being overlooked. Regulating euthanasia is an impossible task. Defending and protecting human life should be the focus. The advances in todays medicine has made it possible to improve human quality of life. In the past decade Palliative, and Hospice care is far more advanced then it once was. Patients, who are considered terminally ill, have the option to perish around family, in the comfort of his/her own home and experience a relatively painless passing. I strongly believe that euthanasia should not be an option for people to end their lives, because it can be taken advantage of. Voluntary euthanasia can lead to involuntary or pressured killing of people who are alleged to be unwanted. I feel that we must respect the gift of life that God has given us. Destroying human life at our will is the wrong path for us to follow.