Justice involves the respect of people, the decisions they make and their personal rights. Not allowing an individual to partake in dignifies death is associated to the righteousness and liabilities of charity. Charity entails that we aid in allowing people’s lives to become satisfactory. There are people all throughout the world dying from starvation and terminal illnesses. Ethically it is challenging to reason that because one did not donate additionally to charity, that one has generated or affected a causation just as cruel as if one had essentially murdered those individuals their self (Dr. Peard, personal communication, 2013). Furthermore, when it comes to talking about terminology of euthanasia there is …show more content…
The argument surfaces because the majority of those who challenge euthanasia are willing to accept the disturbance or absence of life-sustaining treatments for terminally ill patients or those in comatose states, who cannot give consent for themselves. This is when life-sustaining treatment is seen as futile. In addition, there is a belief that a terminally ill patient can have palliative, sedative or similar agents to help relieve the patient 's sign and symptoms, but it could prolong the patient’s time till …show more content…
Throughout this paper there has been an examination of the background and laws of euthanasia, which allowed the reader to learn why medical interventions should ultimately be legalized within the United States and how specific individuals have been affected by the current laws. Arguments were revealed for each side of the debate, those for the legalization of euthanasia and for those against the legalization with ethical and legal evidence to support. Terminology was emphasized for the clarification of how euthanasia and terms alike are actually not alike and need to be uncategorized for the promotion of understanding for the health care community and society as a whole. There is a possible change for society and the medical field, if they can both take this education about ethics, history, legality and additional consideration supported throughout this paper and apply it to future