euthanasia
INTRODUCTION
Euthanasia is one of the most complicated issues in the medical field due to the clash of ethically point of views. Nowadays, the lives of many patients can be saved with the latest discoveries in treatments and technology. But we still are unable to find cure to all illnesses, and patients have to go through extremely painful treatments only to have time. These patients struggle with physical and psychological pain. Due to highly costs treatments, few capability to have total control of their lives and the only option to live a short amount of time with painful treatments: People should have the right, with certain restrictions, to end their lives in the best way possible to stop suffering of an endless pain. Society should have compassion and respect to the patient's decision whose life becomes unbearable.
Euthanasia comes from the Greek words Eu: "good" and Thanasia:"death". It is the action of terminating intentionally the life of a human being to eliminate suffering for his/her benefit. When a person has a terminal disease, all the types of treatments have been practiced, nothing works and the endless pain of the patient still exists: Euthanasia could be an option, depending on the case. For example, a person is in coma due to brain stoppage, so his life is meaningless for that person. This human being will not be able to feel or rationalize what is going on. In such cases, Euthanasia could be an option for the patient and family members to relieve from agonizing processes.
Euthanasia must be a decision made directly from the patient or, in extreme cases, from an immediate family member. Therefore in my perspective, the act of Euthanasia can be performed in two different types of consents: Voluntary and Non-Voluntary. The act of Voluntary Euthanasia is a decision made by a reasonable patient, who requests or gives an informed consent (Living Will) to the acceleration process or total stoppage of certain treatment to die. In this
Euthanasia is one of the most complicated issues in the medical field due to the clash of ethically point of views. Nowadays, the lives of many patients can be saved with the latest discoveries in treatments and technology. But we still are unable to find cure to all illnesses, and patients have to go through extremely painful treatments only to have time. These patients struggle with physical and psychological pain. Due to highly costs treatments, few capability to have total control of their lives and the only option to live a short amount of time with painful treatments: People should have the right, with certain restrictions, to end their lives in the best way possible to stop suffering of an endless pain. Society should have compassion and respect to the patient's decision whose life becomes unbearable.
Euthanasia comes from the Greek words Eu: "good" and Thanasia:"death". It is the action of terminating intentionally the life of a human being to eliminate suffering for his/her benefit. When a person has a terminal disease, all the types of treatments have been practiced, nothing works and the endless pain of the patient still exists: Euthanasia could be an option, depending on the case. For example, a person is in coma due to brain stoppage, so his life is meaningless for that person. This human being will not be able to feel or rationalize what is going on. In such cases, Euthanasia could be an option for the patient and family members to relieve from agonizing processes.
Euthanasia must be a decision made directly from the patient or, in extreme cases, from an immediate family member. Therefore in my perspective, the act of Euthanasia can be performed in two different types of consents: Voluntary and Non-Voluntary. The act of Voluntary Euthanasia is a decision made by a reasonable patient, who requests or gives an informed consent (Living Will) to the acceleration process or total stoppage of certain treatment to die. In this