Intro to Euthanasia,suicide, and Double doctrine
It may come to no surprise to you that the topic of euthanasia and assisted suicide are controversial issues. It makes sense why it would cause controversy when people ask to end their lives of their own accord. However despite suicide having a negative connotation, euthanasia is a much more complicated issue. While people wish to have their loved ones alive, the patient who is suffering may not desire to keep going on with their life due to suffering or the lack of actual function. Some people may not want their loved ones to use euthanasia and assisted suicide because of their religious beliefs. They believe that by using euthanasia or assisted suicide they are throwing away their own precious …show more content…
However it doesn’t specifically deal with suicide or with euthanasia. The double doctrine effect means when doing an action you do something for good even if it ends with negative consequences. This is in contrast with the ends justify the means philosophy where you do a negative deed for the greater good. As psychologists or counselors we don’t use the ends justify the means due to being unethical in principle. One example used for the double doctrine effect is the death of Robin Williams. Robin Williams as you know was an actor who and suffered from depression as well. He then committed suicide and became an image that just because you smile a lot doesn’t mean you are hiding pain. However does this mean he is part of the Double doctrine effect? I personally don’t think so since that would have to require me knowing Robin Williams thoughts of his suicide. It’s because of this reason that I am against suicide in most cases yet I understand that people have control over their own lives and may decide the time for them to end it. Despite many people 's opinions on the issue, I do believe that the people that decide to end their life of their own accord do not do so to be ungrateful or rebellious, but rather intense pain and lack of
It may come to no surprise to you that the topic of euthanasia and assisted suicide are controversial issues. It makes sense why it would cause controversy when people ask to end their lives of their own accord. However despite suicide having a negative connotation, euthanasia is a much more complicated issue. While people wish to have their loved ones alive, the patient who is suffering may not desire to keep going on with their life due to suffering or the lack of actual function. Some people may not want their loved ones to use euthanasia and assisted suicide because of their religious beliefs. They believe that by using euthanasia or assisted suicide they are throwing away their own precious …show more content…
However it doesn’t specifically deal with suicide or with euthanasia. The double doctrine effect means when doing an action you do something for good even if it ends with negative consequences. This is in contrast with the ends justify the means philosophy where you do a negative deed for the greater good. As psychologists or counselors we don’t use the ends justify the means due to being unethical in principle. One example used for the double doctrine effect is the death of Robin Williams. Robin Williams as you know was an actor who and suffered from depression as well. He then committed suicide and became an image that just because you smile a lot doesn’t mean you are hiding pain. However does this mean he is part of the Double doctrine effect? I personally don’t think so since that would have to require me knowing Robin Williams thoughts of his suicide. It’s because of this reason that I am against suicide in most cases yet I understand that people have control over their own lives and may decide the time for them to end it. Despite many people 's opinions on the issue, I do believe that the people that decide to end their life of their own accord do not do so to be ungrateful or rebellious, but rather intense pain and lack of