Today, the fact that euthanasia is morality or immorality permissible is a very controversial issue debated and discussed by doctors and philosophers. This point generated a controversial debate. The discussion takes into account the ethics of medical
“Is it worse to kill someone than to let someone die?” – James Rachels. At the end of the disagreement, many philosophers say euthanasia, also known as physician-assisted suicide, is a compassionate method of death. At the other side are the opponents of euthanasia, who may consider this technique as a form of murder. In this paper, I will show that it is not important to know the distinction between killing and letting die on request which is performed by a physician. Both killing and letting die on request are similar because it is based on the controversial issue called euthanasia also known as physician-assisted suicide.
The author Fenigsen points out that as humans, “We can solve many problems, but not the ultimate ones.” The author emphasizes with all the new ways of approaching life’s problems and trying to comprise for things in life that used to be unsolvable. Solving them should not be so difficult considering all the new technology we have to help. In reality, when trying to solve the decision of whether to choose how to pass away; he or she has no freedom to choose the way they can pass on. In all honesty it is violating basic human rights. In society it is considered immoral and degrading of human life when implementing the use of medical assisted suicide. It can be looked at as murder in some cases, which can cause lots of issues for families or individuals involved.
Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal? Terminally ill individuals suffer during their last days, so most of them decide to end their lives. Physician-assisted suicide is the voluntary termination of one’s own life by the administration of a lethal substance. Some believe that if the physician-assisted suicide is legal in the country, it will give the insurance companies more money, also that some physicians will end patients live without their concern; however, terminally ill individuals shouldn’t suffer and live with pain, likewise the patients live with their body deteriorating and that is not quality of life.
What is the single common denominator that unites all of humanity? That every person will die. Death is a macabre subject, but it is a universal one that entangles itself within our lives. Even while living, death is omnipresent, and it has remained unchanged throughout the ages. What have changed are the definitions of death and its timeline. The word euthanasia comes from the Greek for ‘good death’. While that definition is rooted in etymologic studies and not open for interpretation, the very idea of a ‘good death’ is quite the opposite. What is a good death? Who determines ‘good’? And the question that is under much debate and discussion: Should anything be done to make it so? That, in the form of physician-assisted suicide (PAS), is one of the pressing topics that faces healthcare today. It is imperative that healthcare professionals, particularly nurses who bridge the divide between physicians and patients, are aware of this issue and its components.
Euthanasia can be a life reliever to the patients in pain and suffering from an illness that is incurable, or can go completely against the morals and values of cultural groups. It is quite controversial, and is debated among society whether it is right to take the life of a patient who requests it or not. The facts must be considered about this issue before any laws and/or guidelines are set into place.
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.
Based on Right to life Australia’s article (2011), it point outs that euthanasia undermines medical researches and gives too much power to doctors. One of the crucial elements on regarding medical advance is desire to develop treatment and find cure for the incurable illness, although euthanasia has made a barrier and changed situation from curing to killing individual patient with the condition that is profoundly mistake (Saunders, P 2011, p.3). In addition, Saunders also states that euthanasia gives too much power to doctors. As doctors are human, they might make mistake, consciously or unconsciously. In this regard, there are three matters which should be considered. First, doctors might not have updated information about new treatment for some incurable illness. Two, diagnoses may be mistaken. Three, doctors might affected by the way that they feel about their patients (Saunders, 2011, p.5). Thus, physician assisted death gives practitioners too much power that can be simply abused.
Different situations call for different measures. The word euthanasia is associated with ending someone’s life whether it be voluntary or no-voluntary. Euthanasia is categized by two aspects the 1st aspect of euthanasia is considered passive, and the 2nd aspect of euthanasia is categized as active euthanasia. This propose of this paper is to get a basic understanding of euthanasia and the different variations of definitions, and to explore whether active euthanasia should be legal or illegal in the United States.
Patrick D. Hopkins in this article draws an attention about the distinction between active and passive euthanasia to be highly criticized and problematic. The author explains that to be find a relevant difference between the two types of euthanasias it is important to reveal the concept of “natural” death and intervention. In medical terms, interventions are used to make an ontological difference between actions and other things. In active euthanasia, there is a direct cause of death, whereas, in other type, one has to undergo through physiological process to track its natural path. Hopkins explains the Brody’ analysis that if respirators are interventions and its removal does not considered as killing. It would only results into natural course
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.
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