On one side of the coin we have individuals who believe that your right to self determine is second to the sanctity of life. On the other side of that coin we have those who believe that life is only worth living as long as the individual believes the quality of that life is worth living. One alternative to prolonged suffering is that of Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS). To discuss this issue, a working definition of PAS is needed. In a research study regarding the experience of Canadian physicians, Heath, Wood, Bally, Cornelisse, & Hogg (1999), physician assisted suicide was defined as the practice of providing patients with an agent, which is self-administered by the patient, with the express purpose of causing death.
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Core Assessment Paper Physician Assisted Suicide Creates Perpetuates the Slippery Slope Argument Abstract Human illness, suffering and death, unfortunately, are part of the human condition, and dealing with chronic illness and death is part of the human experience. With a topic as far reaching as Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS), and, of course the root topic, death, it is understandable that much controversy exist between propends of suicide as a method to ease suffering and their opposition. This paper will address the controversy by presenting a balanced assessment of each argument. The research and findings will show trend predictions in the Slippery Slope argument have been proven factual. Keywords: Physician Assisted Suicide, Medical Ethics, Goals of Medicine, Slippery Slope, Sweden .
Anya Gugliemotto MBA 600: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Barbara Barresi, Ph.D. July 21, 2011 Physician Aid-in-Dying Physician aid-in dying is a highly controversial issue that has many ethical concerns. I would like to present a summary of this issue, including its etymological history, background, and laws. Also, I will examine the arguments for and against physician aid-in dying. Finally, I will determine which views most accurately reflect my own and I will discuss why I chose to research the ethical issues surrounding this topic. “Physician aid-in-dying” (PAD) is the official term used under the Washington and Oregon Death with Dignity Acts (DwDA).
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Assisted Suicide Assisted Suicide Ethics is defined as a “systematic study of and reflection on morality.” Analyzing ethical issues in a systematic way brings us to utilize the six-step process to illustrate the critical thinking process. I read the article ‘Judge Lifts Assisted-suicide Ban’ from the Portland Press Herald (Portland Press, 2012) that discusses an issue in British Columbia legalizing the right to assisted suicides. This is a curious matter in health care, especially as a future nurse who has been taught to advocate for my patients. Countries are continuously fighting the issue of assisted suicide as their population ages. In Canada it has been illegal to “counsel, aid or abet a suicide” (Portland Press, 2012) with a maximum sentencing of 14 years.
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This issue is looked through many perspectives and arguments. Assisted Suicide 3 A case for assisted suicide is a powerful one, people that oppose any measures Permitting assisted suicide argue that society has a moral duty to protect and to preserve All life, to allow anyone to assist others in destroying their lives violates a fundamental Duty we have to respect human life. One case of assisted suicide that I will talk more about later was