This seems to say that “Compassion” would help me to understand why the reasons of the murder to kill. I don’t have to accept these reasons, but it would give me understanding to make a reasonable decision on the murderer’s future. If I use the word compassion, people could believe that the feelings I have for the person killed are weak, they would not justify why I feel that compassion; however, the way I interpret the word is only to understand the reasons the murderer has to kill that person related to me. If I only use the feelings I have for the person close to me, I would be anticipating a decision that could be wrong. I need to have understanding of the reasons the murderer has to kill someone close to me.
While some people strongly believe that euthanasia should be legalized, other people insist that euthanasia is literally a type of murder. However, they meet on the same ground about the importance of not losing our humanity by valuing life, and a more public discussion about the issue will help society find which method will fit more bioethical
If I were terminally ill, I would not want to suffer just to suffer. What is the difference between having a patient, a human being, sedated until their death and a patient who commits suicide? It might sound a little cruel, but I personally don’t see what good a sedated patient does to society. I personally would not want to be in a vegetative state and have my family and friends witness me in that state. In addition, shouldn’t we choose how we would like to die just like we choose how we live?
Physician assisted-suicide (PAS) is an issue that is very controversial. Some people believe that patients who have no chance of recovery and are dying should have the choice to end their lives sooner instead of suffering. Others believe that physician assisted-suicide is unethical and should
Assess this argument: ‘Killing is wrong if and only if it deprives a person of a valuable future life; some terminally ill people do not have a valuable future life; so it is not wrong to kill them’. Voluntary euthanasia is the ending of human life and intentionally relieving pain that a patient is suffering due to a terminal illness such as cancer. By definition, diseases such as cancer, cannot be cured or sufficiently treated and are expected to result in the death of the patient within the near future. As they no longer see the remaining months left of their life valuable, ending their life now seems a rational request. Killing is a form of active euthanasia whereby a person is deliberately causing death of a patient.
This is supported by Paul Kurtz who states humans have the right “to satisfy their tastes” but however they shold not “impose their values on others.” For example you may want to murder someone with your free will however if you go ahead and commit the crime you are negatively effecting others in society and this is wrong. John Stuart Mill
If a person has the right to live they would also have the right to die when they wish to. Of course this is a rather vague and blurry statement, which would raise questions such as: if assisted death is justifiable, it would give the impression people could just throw away their lives? But it is also wrong to condemn those who choose death over life, as the quality of a person’s life can only determined by themselves. One case was Daniel James, a Rugby athlete who suffered a spinal dislocation as the result of a Rugby accident, which he would have lived a “second-rate existence” for the rest of his life. He sought for assisted death in a euthanasia clinic in Switzerland.
She has expressed to me that she plans to kill him before he kills her. One of the rules of having a license in my profession is protecting my patient’s privacy and my license could be revoked if I compromise this rule. Based on the fact that lives are in danger, I would be obligated to report this to the authorities. At this point I wouldn’t care about my career and what would happen to me, but for human life to be preserved is my only objective in this dilemma. 2. Review your answers and consider if you used the same values or if you used different values.
Reading Portfolio: Personal Response “Assisted suicide: A right or a wrong?” Even as I read about this controversial issue about euthanasia, it saddens me that people would want to argue whether it should be legal to choose to end their lives. But of course, they have their reasons too. Supporters of the legalization of euthanasia reason mainly on the basis that every person should have the freedom of choice to do whatever he wants with his body life, which includes controlling his own death and being given the right to maximum happiness that he can get. I think the arguments for euthanasia have a point; imagine and put yourself in the shoes of a terminally and critically ill person that suffers excruciating pain 24 hours a day, 7 days
To allow people to assist others in destroying their lives violates a duty we have to respect human life”. A society committed to preserving and protecting life should not allow people to destroy it (Andre, Claire & Velasquez, M ) Though it’s nobody’s fault when someone gets sick with a terminal illness, should we allow people to be put to death out of compassion or mercy? Many people feel that life and death are in the hands of God. That God should be the ultimate judge in who dies and when. What about people with disabilities?