The complex issues concerning the legalization of euthanasia, also known as doctor assisted suicide, continues to be the center of heated debates between opposing parties. Some issues that call for the legalization of euthanasia include the capability to end one’s suffering, permits other patients who are not terminally ill attention, provides closure for families, frees medical funds to help others, a way of relief and stress for relatives, can be beneficial in providing vital organs, and lastly gives the freedom of choice to end their life. According to Life Center, “More than 123,000 men, women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants. [And] one organ donor can potentially save eight lives.” By legalizing euthanasia, patients
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According to Medicine Net, “One of the oldest binding documents in history held sacred by physicians: [is to treat the ill to the best of one’s ability, to preserve a patient’s privacy, to teach the secrets of medicine to the next generation, and so on.” Doctors swore an oath to aid their patients to the best of their abilities, but by legalizing euthanasia it could potentially have them resort to this practice when certain cases become difficult to cure. Some values that are against euthanasia include embracing life itself, respecting higher authority when it comes to religion and death, a doctor’s oath to do no harm, and the power of love from family members. The common value that was found for both sides of the euthanasia issue is life, whether it is their understanding of the quality of life or plainly life …show more content…
This process would be separated into two evaluations which would occur over a seven-week period, thus allowing them enough time to be sure of their final decision. Another strategy would be to require a third party to be involved in reviewing a patient’s condition before determining if they are in fact terminal. This second opinion would be beneficial in ensuring that all criteria and guidelines have been met prior to executing euthanasia. A third strategy would be to implement a set of rules that would require doctors to report all cases of euthanasia to the hospital, as well as proof explaining how all other alternatives were attempted. Another strategy would be to require all individuals who are registered under a specific hospital to create a living-will that would state in great detail the guidelines in which they explain who will responsible for the decisions made medically for them, as well as their choice of choosing euthanasia if the event presents itself. A fifth strategy would be to only have a limited amount of doctors throughout the country that are reputable in the medical world to practice euthanasia. This would help limit the number of patients who wish to end their lives hastily, and it would allow them more time in determining if that it right choice for them.
According to Medicine Net, “One of the oldest binding documents in history held sacred by physicians: [is to treat the ill to the best of one’s ability, to preserve a patient’s privacy, to teach the secrets of medicine to the next generation, and so on.” Doctors swore an oath to aid their patients to the best of their abilities, but by legalizing euthanasia it could potentially have them resort to this practice when certain cases become difficult to cure. Some values that are against euthanasia include embracing life itself, respecting higher authority when it comes to religion and death, a doctor’s oath to do no harm, and the power of love from family members. The common value that was found for both sides of the euthanasia issue is life, whether it is their understanding of the quality of life or plainly life …show more content…
This process would be separated into two evaluations which would occur over a seven-week period, thus allowing them enough time to be sure of their final decision. Another strategy would be to require a third party to be involved in reviewing a patient’s condition before determining if they are in fact terminal. This second opinion would be beneficial in ensuring that all criteria and guidelines have been met prior to executing euthanasia. A third strategy would be to implement a set of rules that would require doctors to report all cases of euthanasia to the hospital, as well as proof explaining how all other alternatives were attempted. Another strategy would be to require all individuals who are registered under a specific hospital to create a living-will that would state in great detail the guidelines in which they explain who will responsible for the decisions made medically for them, as well as their choice of choosing euthanasia if the event presents itself. A fifth strategy would be to only have a limited amount of doctors throughout the country that are reputable in the medical world to practice euthanasia. This would help limit the number of patients who wish to end their lives hastily, and it would allow them more time in determining if that it right choice for them.