Lyndon
Death with dignity is the basic right to people who are compos metis. Meanwhile, euthanasia is the exemplification of death with dignity. In addition, the origin of euthanasia is Greek, and the meaning of this word is death with happiness. However, the criminal code has the conflict with physician-assisted suicide because the latter includes terminating patient’s life action by the doctor. Therefore, the possible of Physician-assisted suicide legalization is necessary to subjoin jurisdictional interpretation in the criminal code.
Physician-assisted suicide exemplifies that death with honor can accord respect to the patient who got the incurable disease. Moreover, death with happiness deserves recommendation to patients who were suffered by a long series of grievous illness. For instance, Tony Nicklinsion, a man who was paralyzed, terminated his life by refusing food after his death request was rejected by the British High Court. He should be awarded the right-to-die, albeit the lawgiver can not give him the motivation to live. “Living in nightmare” that the situation was described by Tony Nicklinsion is inhuman to people who can not terminate life by themselves, hence the possible of Physician-assisted suicide legalization is necessary to deliver patients from pain and suffering. …show more content…
In fact, the duty and the obligation of doctors were expounded by Hippocratic Oath which is the authoritative medical code. According this oath, doctors should respect patient’s birth and death. In the special situation, to terminate someone’s life is equal to save someone’s life. Obviously, violating doctor’s moral and professional ethic of doctors could be treated as an illiberal view, and it can not become the stumbling block to the possible of the Physician-assisted suicide