Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide
The debate over Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide is becoming more and more complicated as doctors develop a better understanding for its purpose and usefulness. Euthanasia is a Greek term meaning “good death” and it can be described as a killing of a patient who chooses to take this course in action by applying, administrating, and undergoing a procedure to end their life. Euthanasia is prescribed when a patient is in intense pain or suffering and is ready to end their life in a safe and logical way with the help of a doctor. It is a simple procedure with a choice of either drug administration or a lethal injection. The injection is much faster than the drugs, but both work in the same way. The significance of euthanasia is to be able
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This includes, the right to choose, suffering can be eliminated, and acceptance and support from the Hippocratic Oath. To classify euthanasia, there are four very different types within the process of euthanasia. Involuntary euthanasia is when the patient or someone does not give their consent how voluntary is when the patient gives the consent to go through euthanasia. (Medical News Today) The other two types is passive euthanasia which is when treatment is withheld from a patient and active euthanasia when lethal forces is used to end a person’s life. (Medical News Today) Active euthanasia is much like mercy killing which involves murdering a life of a dying patient by a family member to end the suffering. This happens when people are denied euthanasia and take matters into their own …show more content…
This argument needs to be settled so people can either go through the process or not even have the option. If patients cannot obtain euthanasia then there needs to be more ways that will ensure patients less pain and suffering for them. IN the future, hopefully the Unites States will legalize euthanasia or find a better alternative than euthanasia that will allow patients to die with dignity. People of the United States and all over the world cannot live in fear of what might be right or might be wrong, chances need to be taken to understand and develop more. To end with is a quotes from “Doctor Death, Jack Kevorkian, and “My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.” (Euthanasia
This includes, the right to choose, suffering can be eliminated, and acceptance and support from the Hippocratic Oath. To classify euthanasia, there are four very different types within the process of euthanasia. Involuntary euthanasia is when the patient or someone does not give their consent how voluntary is when the patient gives the consent to go through euthanasia. (Medical News Today) The other two types is passive euthanasia which is when treatment is withheld from a patient and active euthanasia when lethal forces is used to end a person’s life. (Medical News Today) Active euthanasia is much like mercy killing which involves murdering a life of a dying patient by a family member to end the suffering. This happens when people are denied euthanasia and take matters into their own …show more content…
This argument needs to be settled so people can either go through the process or not even have the option. If patients cannot obtain euthanasia then there needs to be more ways that will ensure patients less pain and suffering for them. IN the future, hopefully the Unites States will legalize euthanasia or find a better alternative than euthanasia that will allow patients to die with dignity. People of the United States and all over the world cannot live in fear of what might be right or might be wrong, chances need to be taken to understand and develop more. To end with is a quotes from “Doctor Death, Jack Kevorkian, and “My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.” (Euthanasia