Euthanasia: Autonomy and Spiritual Care
In this essay I will argue that euthanasia should be provided to patients who are chronically and/or terminally ill if those patients request as much. Euthanasia is the intentional putting to death of a person to lessen the pain and suffering for compassionate motives someone who are chronically and/or terminally ill, when those persons requested to die (Grainger, 2011). In this way, I would like to focus on active voluntary euthanasia. Active voluntary euthanasia is the person makes the choice actively to end of their life through requested for assistance from others that allow them to end of their life (Grainger, 2011). In this essay, I will use preference utilitarianism perspective, and apply with autonomy, role of nurses as patient advocate in end of life care, professionalism of nurses with apply ANMC code of ethics value statement two and conclude my arguments.
Firstly, utilitarianism is one of the well known consequentialist theory (Kerridge, Lowe, & Mcphee, 2005). Utilitarianism’s perspective, “the central principle of utility is absolute and all moral rules, actions or behaviours must be justified solely on the basis of an analysis of their consequences” (Thompson, Melia,& Horsburgh, p, 11, 2006). Therefore, Killing, euthanasia may justifiable in certain circumstances (Thompson, Melia, & Horsburgh, 2006). Also, John Stuart Mill argued that individuals are, lastly, the best judges and guardians of their own interests (Singer, p, 2003). So, he says that if they are capable to make their choice, we should allow them to decide whether or not their lives are worth living. Preference utilitarianism insists that we should always maximize individual preferences (Singer, 2003). From this point of view, preference utilitarianism is relates to one of the principle of ethics that autonomy. The ethical principle of autonomy claims that individuals ought to be permitted personal liberty to determine their own actions according to plans that they have chosen
Firstly, utilitarianism is one of the well known consequentialist theory (Kerridge, Lowe, & Mcphee, 2005). Utilitarianism’s perspective, “the central principle of utility is absolute and all moral rules, actions or behaviours must be justified solely on the basis of an analysis of their consequences” (Thompson, Melia,& Horsburgh, p, 11, 2006). Therefore, Killing, euthanasia may justifiable in certain circumstances (Thompson, Melia, & Horsburgh, 2006). Also, John Stuart Mill argued that individuals are, lastly, the best judges and guardians of their own interests (Singer, p, 2003). So, he says that if they are capable to make their choice, we should allow them to decide whether or not their lives are worth living. Preference utilitarianism insists that we should always maximize individual preferences (Singer, 2003). From this point of view, preference utilitarianism is relates to one of the principle of ethics that autonomy. The ethical principle of autonomy claims that individuals ought to be permitted personal liberty to determine their own actions according to plans that they have chosen
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