The Life and Death Situations
When you are left to make decisions in a hard position, have you ever thought it may be to “play god” in a loved one’s life? Playing the act of god is unfortunately related to euthanasia because you are doing just that. Euthanasia, which in fact is defined as painlessly killing someone who maybe helpless from a sickness or injury (Webster) has become a big debate over the years. It has been said that we were put on this earth to live as long as we are entitled to and die when it is time.
With all being said I believe euthanasia should remain illegal unless the patient has documentation stating otherwise. It takes money to keep a person alive and the patient eventually turns into a number. Then before you know it and it is said and done that 30 percent of health care you paid becomes a waste (PBS Frontline). To me giving the doctors right to killing people is just not right either. We look up to our physicians as way to help diagnosis, treat and face illness, not to kill us. Due to allegations and reports now a days it has also been noted that “physician-assisted suicide (Strohm)” has been an issue from our doctors who are supposed to care for us and lead us in the right direction.
Would this information give you more reasoning to assure you have a will, DNR or even advanced directives? This should give you more reasoning to make sure you have the correct person to take over your health abilities when you become incapable of doing so even if you don’t file for any documents. Just think you may be the one laying in a bed completely unaware of your surroundings. The next thing you know husband is making decisions to put you on life support hoping you may pull through knowing you wanted to just let go with no medications and no life support. Family may not want to make the right decisions on letting you go because they have hope so they make you suffer. For example, Marthe Laureville, who had been diagnosed with dementia, was intubated from a possible cause of
With all being said I believe euthanasia should remain illegal unless the patient has documentation stating otherwise. It takes money to keep a person alive and the patient eventually turns into a number. Then before you know it and it is said and done that 30 percent of health care you paid becomes a waste (PBS Frontline). To me giving the doctors right to killing people is just not right either. We look up to our physicians as way to help diagnosis, treat and face illness, not to kill us. Due to allegations and reports now a days it has also been noted that “physician-assisted suicide (Strohm)” has been an issue from our doctors who are supposed to care for us and lead us in the right direction.
Would this information give you more reasoning to assure you have a will, DNR or even advanced directives? This should give you more reasoning to make sure you have the correct person to take over your health abilities when you become incapable of doing so even if you don’t file for any documents. Just think you may be the one laying in a bed completely unaware of your surroundings. The next thing you know husband is making decisions to put you on life support hoping you may pull through knowing you wanted to just let go with no medications and no life support. Family may not want to make the right decisions on letting you go because they have hope so they make you suffer. For example, Marthe Laureville, who had been diagnosed with dementia, was intubated from a possible cause of
References: PBS Frontline. Facing Death. Revised: November 10, 2010. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/facing-death/ Merriam Webster Inc. Euthanasia. Revised: 2013. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanasia Poor, Jeff. News Busters. Bartiromo Warns 'Government is Going to Play God ' with Health Care. Revised: 2013. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2009/07/27/bartiromo-warns-government-going-play-god-health-care Strohm, Mitch. ABC ACTION NEWS. Revised: 02/22/2013. http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/marketplace/law_tv/physician-assisted-suicide-is-it-murder-or-compassion-for-a-doctor-to-help-kill-a-patient Universtiy of Illinois. Physician Assisted Suicide. Revised: 2013. http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcam/ethics/suicide.htm#topic4