I. Explanation of the issue: Physician- Assisted Suicide
A. Physician- Assisted suicide or active euthanasia “occurs when a physician facilitates a patient’s death by providing the necessary means and/or information to enable the patient to perform the life-ending act (eg, the physician provides sleeping pills and information about the lethal dose, while aware that the patient may commit suicide)” (ama-assn.org). ”. Physician- Assisted Suicide is usually practiced when a patient is terminally ill and in pain. The idea of playing God and taking a life away had been a controversial topic since “before the birth of Jesus Christ”. (content.time.com). The religious aspect of this practice is linked to “the idea that it should be illegal to help someone commit suicide is most often ascribed to the Biblical Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill”.
B. A man who started stimulated this “right to die” movement in America was Derek Humphrey. In 1980, Humphrey, formed the “Hemlock Society” in order to …show more content…
The religious people in my life think that suicide whether it is direct or indirect, is cowardly and selfish. I do not believe that at all. I think that people who decide that suicide is there only option, are looking out for the well-being of not only themselves but for the loved ones in their life. Being diagnosed with a terminal illness is painful for both the patient and their families. I understand that it is hard to watch the one you love be in constant pain and feeling like you cannot do anything. A person who is terminally ill would not want their families to watch deteriorate and would want them to remember them still in good health. However, I think that there could be a different way to approach the situation. Having organizations like “dying with Dignity” that cater to physician assisted suicide is just wrong because I feel that knowing when and how you are going to die is
A. Physician- Assisted suicide or active euthanasia “occurs when a physician facilitates a patient’s death by providing the necessary means and/or information to enable the patient to perform the life-ending act (eg, the physician provides sleeping pills and information about the lethal dose, while aware that the patient may commit suicide)” (ama-assn.org). ”. Physician- Assisted Suicide is usually practiced when a patient is terminally ill and in pain. The idea of playing God and taking a life away had been a controversial topic since “before the birth of Jesus Christ”. (content.time.com). The religious aspect of this practice is linked to “the idea that it should be illegal to help someone commit suicide is most often ascribed to the Biblical Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill”.
B. A man who started stimulated this “right to die” movement in America was Derek Humphrey. In 1980, Humphrey, formed the “Hemlock Society” in order to …show more content…
The religious people in my life think that suicide whether it is direct or indirect, is cowardly and selfish. I do not believe that at all. I think that people who decide that suicide is there only option, are looking out for the well-being of not only themselves but for the loved ones in their life. Being diagnosed with a terminal illness is painful for both the patient and their families. I understand that it is hard to watch the one you love be in constant pain and feeling like you cannot do anything. A person who is terminally ill would not want their families to watch deteriorate and would want them to remember them still in good health. However, I think that there could be a different way to approach the situation. Having organizations like “dying with Dignity” that cater to physician assisted suicide is just wrong because I feel that knowing when and how you are going to die is