Define the topic.
Euthanasia is defined as a deliberate action, or lack of action, that is taken to end a person’s life who is either near death or suffering from incurable pain. Additional terms that are often associated with euthanasia include assisted suicide and physician-assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is when another person help commit euthanasia. Physician-assisted suicide is when a medical professional prescribes a patient with a lethal overdose of drug.
What are the historical origins?
Historians have discovered that the use of euthanasia dates all the way back to 5th century B.C. Euthanasia was widely accepted and very common in ancient Greek and Roman societies. Around the 12th and 13th centuries the Catholic Church …show more content…
Voluntary euthanasia is conducted with consent from the patient. Nonvoluntary euthanasia is conducted when the patient is incapable of giving his or hers consent. The two procedural types of euthanasia are passive and active. Passive euthanasia is when life-saving medicine or treatment have been withheld from the dying patient. Examples of passive euthanasia include disconnecting a patient 's feeding tube, withdrawing life support machines, or withdrawing life-extending drugs. Action euthanasia is when a deliberate action is taken to end a patient’s life. An example of active euthanasia is giving a patient a lethal overdose of drugs that result in their …show more content…
Opposers of euthanasia believe that intentionally ending a person’s life cannot be justified in any way and euthanasia diminishes the sanctity and respect that we should have for human life. A vital part of this argument stems from the belief that only God has the authority to decide when a person should die. Many medical and healthcare professionals choose the reject euthanasia because it is a direct violation of fundamental medial ethics. Other opposers simply say that their is no valid reason for a person to be physically or mentally suffering because their are effective treatments
Euthanasia is defined as a deliberate action, or lack of action, that is taken to end a person’s life who is either near death or suffering from incurable pain. Additional terms that are often associated with euthanasia include assisted suicide and physician-assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is when another person help commit euthanasia. Physician-assisted suicide is when a medical professional prescribes a patient with a lethal overdose of drug.
What are the historical origins?
Historians have discovered that the use of euthanasia dates all the way back to 5th century B.C. Euthanasia was widely accepted and very common in ancient Greek and Roman societies. Around the 12th and 13th centuries the Catholic Church …show more content…
Voluntary euthanasia is conducted with consent from the patient. Nonvoluntary euthanasia is conducted when the patient is incapable of giving his or hers consent. The two procedural types of euthanasia are passive and active. Passive euthanasia is when life-saving medicine or treatment have been withheld from the dying patient. Examples of passive euthanasia include disconnecting a patient 's feeding tube, withdrawing life support machines, or withdrawing life-extending drugs. Action euthanasia is when a deliberate action is taken to end a patient’s life. An example of active euthanasia is giving a patient a lethal overdose of drugs that result in their …show more content…
Opposers of euthanasia believe that intentionally ending a person’s life cannot be justified in any way and euthanasia diminishes the sanctity and respect that we should have for human life. A vital part of this argument stems from the belief that only God has the authority to decide when a person should die. Many medical and healthcare professionals choose the reject euthanasia because it is a direct violation of fundamental medial ethics. Other opposers simply say that their is no valid reason for a person to be physically or mentally suffering because their are effective treatments