Euthanasia has first been introduced during the time period of the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans. Many physicians have supported the thought of a quick and easy death instead of having the patient suffer an illness. Although physicians in this time period are supposed to follow the Hippocratic Oath,- an oath written by Hippocrates to treat the ill to the best of their ability, to give a patient their privacy, to teach their secrets of medicine to the future generations, and to forbid from giving out any type of deadly medicine to anyone even when asked- only a few physicians have tended to follow this oath while others respected the patient’s orders, and have given them the medicine that they have requested. Many countries in the past
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Bollinger’s baby came out to be blue and deformed, which gave the decision of the chief of staff, Harry J. Haiselden, to not perform surgery as he suspected that without it, the baby would soon die (Ian Dowbiggin 2003). By making this decision, Haiselden created a massive controversy of the topic about euthanasia. As well known thinkers such as, Clarence Darrow and Helen Keller, have argued about the topic of letting the patient and their family discuss the matter of their situation, Haiselden believed that it was better to let a patient with multiple disabilities die rather than saving their lives (National Public …show more content…
In the early 1970s, patients’ rights have been accepted, which had allowed the patient and their family decide on their own without the help of the physician, to continue life support. However, most American citizens suggest that it is best for the patient and the patient’s family to privately converse with the physician instead of getting involved with the the states since the Supreme Court had not ruled that there was a 'constitutional right to die' By 1973, “The American Hospital Association adopted a "Patient's Bill of Rights" which recognizes the right of patients to refuse treatment” (Zucker 1999). Within a few years, it was seen that the public had been interested in the right-to-die movement, and public surveys have shown that half of the American public supported the ‘physician-assisted
Bollinger’s baby came out to be blue and deformed, which gave the decision of the chief of staff, Harry J. Haiselden, to not perform surgery as he suspected that without it, the baby would soon die (Ian Dowbiggin 2003). By making this decision, Haiselden created a massive controversy of the topic about euthanasia. As well known thinkers such as, Clarence Darrow and Helen Keller, have argued about the topic of letting the patient and their family discuss the matter of their situation, Haiselden believed that it was better to let a patient with multiple disabilities die rather than saving their lives (National Public …show more content…
In the early 1970s, patients’ rights have been accepted, which had allowed the patient and their family decide on their own without the help of the physician, to continue life support. However, most American citizens suggest that it is best for the patient and the patient’s family to privately converse with the physician instead of getting involved with the the states since the Supreme Court had not ruled that there was a 'constitutional right to die' By 1973, “The American Hospital Association adopted a "Patient's Bill of Rights" which recognizes the right of patients to refuse treatment” (Zucker 1999). Within a few years, it was seen that the public had been interested in the right-to-die movement, and public surveys have shown that half of the American public supported the ‘physician-assisted