Joseph Yourshaw a 93-year-old suffering with a variety of painful illness: end-stage diabetes, heart and cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney disease and arthritis. His several conditions had made his everyday life misery even taking a breath for air makes excruciating pain ripples throughout his body. Although, few of his disease are curable, with his age and body any surgeries mean, will only worsen his situation and will only increase the current state of pain. Yourshaw would often tell his daughter that he wanted to die she says, “he didn’t want to be a burden on my mom, he didn’t like living like that, he didn’t like being old, he hurt all over (Guendelsberger 2015).” Then one day his daughter Barbara Mancini a Philadelphia nurse is
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It is their body and choice, and others should respect the decisions. As noted, earlier Yourshaw often denied medical profession help or any medical equipment that ‘claim’ will help his condition. He has free will that was given to him since he was born and American was given that freedom. People under the circumstance of illness should have the right how to live in their reminding time on this earth that includes how they die. In the article, Bitter end “nobody disputes that Joseph Yourshaw wanted to die ”(Guendelsberger, 2014 ). Healthcare professional that interacted with Yourshaw understand his merciful and plead to die. His decisions of ending his death do not inflict other harm. Furthermore, a religious group like Catholic would say is morally wrong to commit such act and life is sacred. Even though their argument is true but not everyone follows the same religion. It is unfair for others to believe they shouldn 't commit suicide and decide for others to follow for what they believed in. Denying the right to terminally ill patients will continue to suffer, their desire to preserve their dignity is ignored as well as
It is their body and choice, and others should respect the decisions. As noted, earlier Yourshaw often denied medical profession help or any medical equipment that ‘claim’ will help his condition. He has free will that was given to him since he was born and American was given that freedom. People under the circumstance of illness should have the right how to live in their reminding time on this earth that includes how they die. In the article, Bitter end “nobody disputes that Joseph Yourshaw wanted to die ”(Guendelsberger, 2014 ). Healthcare professional that interacted with Yourshaw understand his merciful and plead to die. His decisions of ending his death do not inflict other harm. Furthermore, a religious group like Catholic would say is morally wrong to commit such act and life is sacred. Even though their argument is true but not everyone follows the same religion. It is unfair for others to believe they shouldn 't commit suicide and decide for others to follow for what they believed in. Denying the right to terminally ill patients will continue to suffer, their desire to preserve their dignity is ignored as well as