A follower of Natural Law would object to euthanasia, chiefly for this reason. A follower of Natural Law would argue that the sanctity of life is important, building up on what St. Thomas Aquinas asserted- that all life is sacred. Euthanasia denies a person’s natural course of life and this takes away sacredness of life. Euthanasia, although it could be used to end a person’s suffering is not taking into account that God set people’s lives out to be a certain way and only he can take and give life. A doctor does not have the right to do this because he or she is not God and should not ‘play God’.
One inescapable fact of being human is our mortality; when it is our time to leave this world, all of us must face death. Yet, what comes after we leave behind our earthly bonds? Do our souls travel to a new place? We humans are not good at dealing with things that we cannot explain, and we are always searching for ways to make sense of our surroundings and existence. Different cultures around the world have tried to give death a meaning, and a reason; giving afterlife a sense of peace, so that it does not sound so intimidating.
How a Witness will exercise their own rights and how to deal with loaded questions that doctors and others pose that are not always asked with good motive, including the most frequently asked by doctors (and some judges) is: “Would you rather die or let your child die than to accept a “lifesaving blood transfusion?” I chose to write this quit lengthy paper because I felt it was important to explain how much this dilemma means to me because I hope to be in healthcare someday and I happen to be a Jehovah’s witness. I know the requirement was only two pages and I hope I do not get docked too many points for the length but this is dilemma is so passionate to me. I just wish I can inform everyone on why we as Witnesses do what we do. Much of my information is from my Bible of the Holy Scriptures, my local Elder Brother Smith who happens to be a part of the Hospital Liaison
Does our soul or spirit go to heaven or hell, do we get reincarnated, or does nothing at all happen? There are many different theories, but these questions will never have an answer. Many people don’t believe in suicide of any kind, God or whomever a person believes in will make the ultimate decision on when it is time to leave this earth. My parents raised me believing that suicide is selfish, and a coward’s way out. I still believe this, but on the other hand I also think physician assisted death is the humane thing to do for people who are suffering.
In an article reflecting on organ donation it states, “There are many reasons why people suffer end-stage organ failure and need an organ transplant and why others are not accepted as organ donors” (“Becoming a donor”). These people would be included in those who could reject the policy. Other people included would be anyone with religious complications or anyone with personal issues about the care of their body being used after death. These people will
Stories of people dying because they had illnesses that were left undiagnosed due to not having insurance to seek healthcare are becoming more frequent. This by far is a good reason to impose universal coverage. Finding the funds to pay for universal coverage will be hard since many state budgets and the federal budgets face large
Any time a doctor gives any sort of treatment, it is going against God’s will. Catholics and other religious believers are being hypocrites because their yearly physicals or getting a flu shot is violating God’s will. Opponents are also going against the separation of church and state by bringing in the Supreme Court to make P.A.S. illegal. The concept is for the church to stay out of the state’s business and opponents are clearly crossing the line.
The patient is unable to obtain the necessary drugs or materials by themselves. It involves one person facilitating the death of another. This is a concern because it can lead to abuse, exploitation and erosion of care for patients. The argument for assisted suicide and euthanasia is that the medical cost can be reduced which could give the family more in the estate. The time the nurses and doctors spend with this patient could be spent with other patients.
Process performed on the body after death In today’s society there are many misconceptions of what actually happens to the body after death; not only with embalming but also with how people are cremated. Not many people want to go into the funeral business in today’s society, people think that dead bodies are nasty but in all reality they are not they are somebody’s loved one and need to be treated with respect. Everybody is going to die at one point and time. There are different options after death, viewing then cremation, direct cremation, viewing with burial, direct burial without embalming, direct burial with embalming. The first thing that happens to the body after death is a removal which is either done by a funeral director or the medical examiner if there is a need for an autopsy.
To increase the supply of deceased donors is quite difficult; donors have to die under the right circumstances. Still if we harvested all of the eligible cadavers, the gap would still not get filled. However things like laws and cultural beliefs discourage healthy people from donating their organs. Paying more for any scarce commodity is one way to increase the surplus.