"Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life. " I wanted to start this essay with this quote from Seneca qua encloses the main principle that I sustain regarding this subject, which is the principle of autonomy. But before I express my view I would like to briefly introduce the topic.
What does euthanasia mean? Etymologically, it means “easy death” and it includes all actions or omission of taking action in order to cause the death of someone, so that that person doesn’t physically suffer anymore from their ill. This topic is been cause of discussion since ancient times, in fact as the Hippocratic oath …show more content…
In both these cases Smith will inheritance a large amount of money if something happens to his six-year-old cousin. In the first case, while the child is taking a bath, Smith holds his head under water drowning him, in the second case, while the cousin is taking a bath, he slips and hits his head losing consciousness. Smith, who witnesses the happening, doesn’t help him and lets him drawn. Would you say that the second case is more morally permissible than the …show more content…
This procedure may be somewhat similar to voluntary active euthanasia, but the act of killing is made by the patient him/herself. The main ethical criticism against physician-assisted suicide is the fear that physicians may abuse of this “solution” and therefore give up too quickly on their patients. This can be the reason of many difficulties. For example, patients will lose trust on their physician or medical studies in finding cures for chronic diseases will slow down or even stop because there won’t be patients willing to fight and test new
What does euthanasia mean? Etymologically, it means “easy death” and it includes all actions or omission of taking action in order to cause the death of someone, so that that person doesn’t physically suffer anymore from their ill. This topic is been cause of discussion since ancient times, in fact as the Hippocratic oath …show more content…
In both these cases Smith will inheritance a large amount of money if something happens to his six-year-old cousin. In the first case, while the child is taking a bath, Smith holds his head under water drowning him, in the second case, while the cousin is taking a bath, he slips and hits his head losing consciousness. Smith, who witnesses the happening, doesn’t help him and lets him drawn. Would you say that the second case is more morally permissible than the …show more content…
This procedure may be somewhat similar to voluntary active euthanasia, but the act of killing is made by the patient him/herself. The main ethical criticism against physician-assisted suicide is the fear that physicians may abuse of this “solution” and therefore give up too quickly on their patients. This can be the reason of many difficulties. For example, patients will lose trust on their physician or medical studies in finding cures for chronic diseases will slow down or even stop because there won’t be patients willing to fight and test new