icole Rodriguez
Reading Response #11
According to the Congregational Sacrament, life is a God’s gift given to us to preserve and find something meaningful. For that reason, when somebody tries to kill themselves, we see them as sinners because they are challenging with the sovereignty of God’s rule and loving plan. However, the Congregation Sacrament also voices that life is meant to be happy and fruitful for everyone. This is a contradiction to what most people with terminal illness experienced at the end of their lives. For example, in an Individual Case of Decision Making, the author describes the life of a women named Diane, who suffers from Leukemia and who intends to die. Even though, the author (who is also her physician) struggles to understand why Diane wants this hasty decision, …show more content…
Rachel argues that there are currently two different forms of euthanasia: passive and active euthanasia. In passive euthanasia, the person does nothing to improve its health, which brings its own death. Meanwhile, in active euthanasia, a physician directly intervenes with a patient’s life. Despite that in the story, Diane’s death is a form of passive euthanasia because her physician did not hasten her death, her story brings light to the multiple issues for why should we consider legalizing all types of euthanasia. First, patient with terminal illnesses, like Diane suffer from excruciating pain and agony that no physician or family members can help. That said, if a patient is only suffering from their terminal illness, its morally wrong and unethical to forced them lived a life full of suffering and misery. Also, all individuals in the US uphold inherent legal rights that protects and guarantees civil liberties for all. Similarly, if patients like Diane wishes to die to preserve their liberties, we should allow them because it fulfills their legal rights as
Reading Response #11
According to the Congregational Sacrament, life is a God’s gift given to us to preserve and find something meaningful. For that reason, when somebody tries to kill themselves, we see them as sinners because they are challenging with the sovereignty of God’s rule and loving plan. However, the Congregation Sacrament also voices that life is meant to be happy and fruitful for everyone. This is a contradiction to what most people with terminal illness experienced at the end of their lives. For example, in an Individual Case of Decision Making, the author describes the life of a women named Diane, who suffers from Leukemia and who intends to die. Even though, the author (who is also her physician) struggles to understand why Diane wants this hasty decision, …show more content…
Rachel argues that there are currently two different forms of euthanasia: passive and active euthanasia. In passive euthanasia, the person does nothing to improve its health, which brings its own death. Meanwhile, in active euthanasia, a physician directly intervenes with a patient’s life. Despite that in the story, Diane’s death is a form of passive euthanasia because her physician did not hasten her death, her story brings light to the multiple issues for why should we consider legalizing all types of euthanasia. First, patient with terminal illnesses, like Diane suffer from excruciating pain and agony that no physician or family members can help. That said, if a patient is only suffering from their terminal illness, its morally wrong and unethical to forced them lived a life full of suffering and misery. Also, all individuals in the US uphold inherent legal rights that protects and guarantees civil liberties for all. Similarly, if patients like Diane wishes to die to preserve their liberties, we should allow them because it fulfills their legal rights as