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The Dilemma of Euthanasia The Dilemma of Euthanasia: Whose Life Is It? Andrea R Burroughs Ethics for the Health Care Professionals Dr. Ferhat Zengul November 8, 2014 Abstract The practice of euthanasia is one of the most debatable topics in many countries today. It’s been a pertinent issue in human rights because it affects both legal and ethical issues. This paper will include an overview and clarification of the euthanasia issue. It will also include legal and ethical debates that

Children and respirators are terms typically appalling and scary to society. In the nursing profession, it is often that nurses will deal with these two appalling terms. A case involving these two terms has been analyzed in regards to nursing ethics. Nursing ethics involves several different complex ideas and with the aid of the four way method one is able to analyze and make a decision in regards to controversial and difficult nursing situations. The four way method helped analyze a fourteen year

Description of the Disorder What if you were physically paralyzed, conscious, and unable to communicate? You would feel locked-in, trapped in your body, constantly searching for a way to communicate with the outside world. Locked-in Syndrome is a rare condition in which a patient is unable to produce any form of movement or verbal communication. An individual with Locked-in Syndrome (LIS) is affected by tetraplegia, which is the partial or complete paralysis of the limbs in the human body (Villines

Consciousness has been referred to as ‘the hard problem’, and still remains to be one of the baffling conundrums of our generation. Even so, that the world’s greatest mind could not possibly solve the mystery of consciousness. Consciousness is the subjective perception of the self. Consciousness allows us to feel happy, to solve problems, and to create memories. Throughout the nineteenth century and beyond, however, consciousness has laid beyond the confines of science. Rene Descartes , a French

Who is the plaintiff? There are three cases highlighted in this snippet of a long and drawn out court battle. (Does the group agree that there are 3 separate cases?) Case Number 2D01-1836: Re: Guardianship of Theresa (Terri) Marie Schiavo Case Number 2D01-1891: Robert Schindler and Mary Schindler (patient’s parents) are the plaintiff. Case Number 2D00-1269: Michael Schiavo (patient’s husband and guardian) is the plaintiff. The defendant? Case Number 2D01-1836: Re: Guardianship of Theresa

decision to end their and ask for help to use this. Euthanasia itself means an intentional termination of their life by others because the person is incurable or is in an irreversible coma. This topic became one of the most controversial topics in the world. Some argue whether voluntary euthanasia morally acceptable. However, others believe that we are playing with God since God create human alive and by taking our own life if like disrespect God. There are several medical cases that we counted

The Choice is ours to Choose Suffering is a horrible thing. Lying in agony and pain because of a disease or sickness is completely dismaying. Sensing death in the air may be the single-most fearful emotion someone could feel. Many people are against euthanasia or assisted suicide because it seems morally and religiously wrong. Those against the issue feel God alone decides who lives and dies. However, keeping patients alive on machines is completely unnatural or artificial even. Euthanasia or assisted

Case Study 2 Analysis of “The Schiavos” and “Fetal Testing for Down Syndrome” Terri Schiavo was a young woman who was in a persistent vegetative state (PSV) for nearly 13 years. Her husband fought to have her feeding tube removed to allow her to die naturally, but her family contested his fight, claiming that Terri was responsive, healthy and interactive. Although her autopsy results confirmed what her husband has been arguing, that she was blind, unable to communicate, or interact and without

She lost control of her car and was thrown from the vehicle. She landed face down in a water filled ditch. She was found with no vital signs however she was resuscitated. She was in a coma for three weeks and was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. Her doctors decided that she would need long term care and inserted a feeding tube. Nancy’s parents decided that they no longer wanted to have the feeding tube in their daughter. They requested that the doctors remove

was resuscitated she had suffered irreversible brain damage. Neurologists examined Terri and diagnosed her with irreversible brain damage caused by the lack of oxygen during her cardiac arrest. The doctors eventually diagnosed Terri as being in a persistent vegetative state