An Option To Die For Dying With Dignity Analysis

An Option to Die for- Dying with Dignity Imagine a loved one receiving a diagnosis from a physician that they have a terminal illness. Fast forward time and imagine that same loved one, writhing in pain and in end stages of their terminal illness. Krakauer (43-48), an author of the medical journal Health Administration Press, states that “few people would aspire to end their lives in intensive care units, on various forms of life support, in pain and isolated from loved ones”, but unfortunately for those who are in the end stages of a terminal illness, this is often what they face; there are very few desirable options of how to make the suffering end. In an attempt to allow clients with “grievous and irremediable medical conditions” the choice to die with dignity, Canada is legalizing …show more content…
Key points that are discussed in regards to legalizing PAS is the medical ethics that are key to providing optimal patient care, as well as the increase in lifespan for those living with a terminal illness when the option