Persistent world

Throughout ones lifetime there is a set of experiences that affects ones moral views, causing us to distinguish right from wrong in certain situations. One topic that has caused major controversy as to whether it is ethical or not is euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. There are some who view this issue as unethical and murder, and others who see it as a basic constitutional human right. Many people differ in where they place the line that separates allowing one to die and murder, and the

The Right to Die Act Should a patient that is very ill have the choice of committing suicide with the help of professionals? This question has long been argued amongst religious leaders, jurists, and medical ethicists. Some say that it is right to give the patients with diseases or disabilities to get assist from experts in ending themselves to stop their pain, it also helps bring relief from pain through death, and it helps save money for healthcare to others that fight. Others disagree on the

When reflecting on the past few weeks of clinical experience, there is known to be many events in which I can critically reflect upon in order to improve my clinical practice. During my second week of clinical, I had been assigned with a tough patient. My patient was in his late 50’s, was a chronic alcoholic and was an avid smoker. He has a medical history of COPD, hypertension, and liver cirrhosis resulting from his alcoholic background. However, he had been recently diagnosed with a right-sided

Schiavo accepted the doctors diagnosis of persistent vegetative and decided he wanted to remove her from the ventilator (Quill, 2005). The article says he was recalling prior statements that his wife had made, such as “I don’t want to be kept alive on a machine” (Quill, 2005). This is the part where

The poem “To the Mercy Killers” by Dudley Randall refers to the ongoing debate of the right to live. “If ever mercy move you murder me, I pray you, kindly killers, let me live” (Randall 623). Here he is most likely referring to doctors as “kindly killers” who feel that letting him die would be a mercy to him. Randall clearly believes that life is a treasured gift, and should not be purposely extinguished for any reason. However, terminally ill patients should have the right to decide whether they

Eventually, their lawyer was able to find the key that would let them retry the case in Missouri, leading them to a victory (Gumm). Despite the success that Nancy and her family had at this time, they paid a heavy price. Nancy had been left in a persistent vegetative state for seven years. It was known earlier that death was unavoidable for her, yet she was not allowed to move on by the state due to the many ethical and medical gray areas associated with euthanasia. Idaho is one of the states that

“However, all our attempts failed. They have suffered irreversible loss of brain function and there are no more electrical impulses being sent between brain cells. I am sorry, but we’ve exhausted all our resources, they are brain dead.” These are more or less the first words a family or person in relation would hear from the physician that was last taking care of their loved one. The concept of brain-death is difficult for some to comprehend when dealing with a tragic loss, not hearing that a person

Prior to viewing “Life Affirming Choices”, I had not put much thought into the topics of euthanasia, suffering, life or death. I did not realize the importance of this issue and all of the people who are faced to make a terminal decision about themselves or loved one. Countries have different stances on the issue of euthanasia. Although euthanasia is illegal in the United States, some states allow the practice of physician assisted suicide. Everyone who debates euthanasia agrees that its definition

A 42 year-old woman named Shalese Rania Presnell was killed in a car accident in Fort Lauderdale. She was married to a local Ponzi Schemer. The accident occurred around 4 a.m. on July 24, 2015. Presnell lost control of the car and crashed into a Honda Accord. Sixty-seven year old Josie Daniel Conteras was the driver of the Accord. Presnell was not wearing a seatbelt, and she was thrown from the car. Conteras was wearing a seatbelt, and he did not suffer any injuries in the accident. Presnell died

was in a persistent vegetative state (Perry, Churchill, & Kirshner, 2005). There were no legal documents, such as an advance directive or living will, specifying the wishes for care under such circumstances. Her husband, Michael Schiavo, was designated as her legal guardian. The Schiavo case caught the public’s attention when her husband elected to remove her feeding tube in the mid 1900’s. He understood that there has never been a case of recovery after a year of being in a persistent vegetative