They also argue that Physician-Assisted-Suicide allows terminally ill patients to avoid unnecessary pain and agony in their final days and also allows the patient to control the manner and timing of his/her own death. Cons Just like there are many pros there are cons to Physician-Assisted-Suicide. Society is fearful of Physician-Assisted-Suicide because they fear being pressured to terminate their lives by the people around them and/or the medical staff. In addition, patients might feel as if they have become a burden to their families and committing suicide will resolve that for his/her family. Another concern would be the message being sent, especially to those who are not terminally ill. Would our younger generation have the understanding that committing suicide is appropriate?
Proponents view expediting death as an action of merciful compassion in that it may be the only way to relieve intolerable suffering and to allow individuals to have control of their own lives (Pretzer, 2000). Although some argue it is unethical for doctors to actively assist in ending someone’s life, some also argue that not doing so in certain situations would actually be more unethical. I feel that doctors have the obligation to do no harm to patients, but to the best of their ability at all times. The supporters of physician- assisted interpret this to mean that physicians should do anything they can to keep patients out of prolonged pain and suffering (Battin, 1998). It is the duties and responsibility of a doctor to assist a dying patient in having a comfortable, easy death, which in some cases may call for physician-assisted suicide, assuming it is the patient’s wish.
This form of euthanasia is not only an act of mercy towards Lennie, but towards any other potential victims. “The Doctrine of Double Effect” explains that euthanasia is permissible with the intentions of bringing a good end but with a side effect of harm (Source D). George’s intentions of justice and the protection of future victims results in the side effect of Lennie’s death. Emotional ties aside, this is a legitimate reason as to why killing Lennie is justifiable. Slim explains to George, “You hadda George.
The article includes personal accounts of a number of patients and their relatives. They are relevant to show the point that not all of Nitsckes patients are in fact terminal but more like depressed. My overall opinion of the article is that the journalist makes Nitschke sound like all he wants is to sell a quick death even when the patients are not really dying. It also shows me that if we make this legal it would make it easier for people to use it as an excuse for assisted suicide. I found it very useful to get more of an understanding of the potential for
Harm to the individual could be described as pain, or suffering if life is allowed to continue. “Morally the terminating of an individual's life, either passively or actively could be considered a positive response to the terminally ill person by relieving his or her pain and suffering” (Filippo, 1992, p. 1). There comes a point in time when further treatment is just pointless for the patient. Usually, the loudest cries to “fight”, to keep the machines running are from family members, the living, not the one in pain or bed
| The worlds poor should not be prohibited from selling their organs. Doing so results in the deaths of patient in need of transplant and continued poverty for people who are willing to give. Although opponents of a legal organ trade argue that buying organs from the poor is simply exploitation, exchanging organs for money is not much different than working for a paycheck. Ultimately, the decision to sell body parts should be left up to each individual. Legalizing the organ trade can not only save the lives of dying patients, it can also improve the standard of living of thousands of others.
Some cons to physician-assisted suicide would include the patient's life continues, despite their pain and discomfort, it may not be morally ethical in some states, and some people may argue whether it is the best for the patient. What is the difference between euthanasia and physician assisted suicide? Euthanasia is the speeding up the process of death in a terminally ill patient by means of removing life support, stopping medical procedures and medications, stopping food or water and allowing a patient to dehydrate or starve to death, or not performing CPR (cardio- ASSISTED SUICIDE
Euthanasia is intentionally ending a person’s life from suffering (Glau and Jacobsen 399). What patient in the hospital is not suffering? Every patient is suffering to some degree; otherwise he/she would not be in the hospital. To many people, euthanasia is considered as a slippery slope to medical practice. This euthanasia idea can go so far as to being imposed on people who aren’t even in a comatose state.
Physician assisted suicide is something I disagree with because It would violate the trust between a patient and a doctor, It opens the floodgates for other such abuses and generally such requests are made out of fear for the dying process. Historically, the fundamental goal of the doctor-patient relationship has been to comfort and to
If this living will is so important for a person with cardiac issues then why isn’t the living will as important or adjusted for the person who wants to die in peace, they should be allowed to include in that living will their rights and choices to end their lives if they are terminal or considered brain dead, or if their quality of life is compromised. Not everyone would want to live as a paraplegic for the rest of their lives; this choice should be a choice for the person involved in the pain and agony. This process could show that virtue ethics is your personal choice if you can live with your decisions and make your end of life better for you and your family, then ethically wouldn’t you want to be the decision maker upon whether you want to lay in a bed for 10 years with bed sores and family trying to stop everyday because they feel an obligation to be there for you and the stress of trying to get there as often as they can and the terrible guilt when they can’t. But it is said when the patient doesn’t even know that the family and friends are