Controversy On Euthanasia
Carrie Shell
Mrs. Arnold
English 111-03
31 October 2014 Euthanasia
For several years, euthanasia has been a subject of controversy. Euthanasia is a fairly new problem for the United States and has gained a horrible reputation from negative media publicity surrounding the issue. According to a website:
Euthanasia also known as mercy killing is a way of painlessly terminating one’s life with the “humane” motive of ending suffering. Euthanasia came into the public eye recently during the Terri Schiavo controversy where her husband appealed for euthanasia while Terri’s family claimed differently.
This is a classical case, shedding light on the pros and cons of mercy killing. (“Pros and Cons”)
Many claim the betrayal of God’s right to control …show more content…
Doctors now have the technology and the skills to anticipate natural death almost indefinitely. A website article states, “In an attempt to provide medical and emotional care, a doctor does and should prescribe medicines that will relieve suffering even if the medications cause side effects. Euthanasia follows the same theory of dealing with suffering in a way to help one die peacefully” (“Pros and Cons”). There is a distinctive difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide. Euthanasia is the ability to die with dignity, while assisted suicide is assisting one to commit suicide. Euthanasia happens when a physician or other healthcare provider does something, such as administering a known lethal dose of a drug with the patient’s consent. Physician-Assisted Suicide is where the terminally ill patient's request a prescription for a fatal dose of a drug which they can administer to themselves at a time of their choosing. Ernst and Mennie had stated in an article that “both euthanasia and assisted suicide force someone else to end your life. The job of the health care professional is to maintain and enhance life, not end it” (Ernst and Mennie). However, when one thinks of the job of the health care professional it is to add quality and meaning to one’s life. In some situations, when there is a terminally ill patient that will never be able to have quality or meaning in their life wouldn’t it be the duty of the physician to suggest euthanasia so one may die with
Mrs. Arnold
English 111-03
31 October 2014 Euthanasia
For several years, euthanasia has been a subject of controversy. Euthanasia is a fairly new problem for the United States and has gained a horrible reputation from negative media publicity surrounding the issue. According to a website:
Euthanasia also known as mercy killing is a way of painlessly terminating one’s life with the “humane” motive of ending suffering. Euthanasia came into the public eye recently during the Terri Schiavo controversy where her husband appealed for euthanasia while Terri’s family claimed differently.
This is a classical case, shedding light on the pros and cons of mercy killing. (“Pros and Cons”)
Many claim the betrayal of God’s right to control …show more content…
Doctors now have the technology and the skills to anticipate natural death almost indefinitely. A website article states, “In an attempt to provide medical and emotional care, a doctor does and should prescribe medicines that will relieve suffering even if the medications cause side effects. Euthanasia follows the same theory of dealing with suffering in a way to help one die peacefully” (“Pros and Cons”). There is a distinctive difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide. Euthanasia is the ability to die with dignity, while assisted suicide is assisting one to commit suicide. Euthanasia happens when a physician or other healthcare provider does something, such as administering a known lethal dose of a drug with the patient’s consent. Physician-Assisted Suicide is where the terminally ill patient's request a prescription for a fatal dose of a drug which they can administer to themselves at a time of their choosing. Ernst and Mennie had stated in an article that “both euthanasia and assisted suicide force someone else to end your life. The job of the health care professional is to maintain and enhance life, not end it” (Ernst and Mennie). However, when one thinks of the job of the health care professional it is to add quality and meaning to one’s life. In some situations, when there is a terminally ill patient that will never be able to have quality or meaning in their life wouldn’t it be the duty of the physician to suggest euthanasia so one may die with