Christina Symanski of Freehold, N.J. was a young art teacher who had a full, vivacious life ahead of her. She was contemplating marriage and family with her boyfriend of 6 months. Then, in 2005, her life came to a screeching halt in an accident. She found her quality of life suddenly deteriorated significantly when she broke her neck from diving into a shallow pool. As a direct consequence of the accident, Ms. Symanski suffered from quadriplegia, a form of paralysis that results in the loss of use of all four limbs and torso. Undeterred by her injuries, she continued to live bravely and pursue her passion for art by learning how to paint using her mouth. Ms. Symanski became an advocate for stem cell research with the hopes that scientific breakthroughs could produce cure for her conditions. Her paintings were also displayed at art galleries all over New Jersey, hoping they would serve as an inspiration and education for many.
Despite her unwavering efforts to embrace her new reality, the injury had become unbearable. Suffering …show more content…
It would be able to bring the ultimate relief to terminally ill patients who suffer from tremendous physical and mental pain. It might also be comforting for their family members, knowing that their loved ones have ceased to suffer. Another benefit is that it might reduce healthcare costs patients, their families and the state need to bear in order to provide continuing medical care since many terminally ill patients receive care at hospices and nursing homes. Alternatively, assisted-suicide is far more cost-effective than long-term medical care. Allowing patients to end their lives in physician-assisted setting could very well spare the patients the traumatic and extreme approaches to end their lives, such as jumping off the bridge or shooting as mentioned in the cases
Despite her unwavering efforts to embrace her new reality, the injury had become unbearable. Suffering …show more content…
It would be able to bring the ultimate relief to terminally ill patients who suffer from tremendous physical and mental pain. It might also be comforting for their family members, knowing that their loved ones have ceased to suffer. Another benefit is that it might reduce healthcare costs patients, their families and the state need to bear in order to provide continuing medical care since many terminally ill patients receive care at hospices and nursing homes. Alternatively, assisted-suicide is far more cost-effective than long-term medical care. Allowing patients to end their lives in physician-assisted setting could very well spare the patients the traumatic and extreme approaches to end their lives, such as jumping off the bridge or shooting as mentioned in the cases