Controversies have been revolving around the reckless outcomes in the legality of euthanasia. Also known as mercy killing, euthanasia is the implementation of dismissing a life with a terminal illness or intolerable suffering. In the levels of morality and professionalism, it is ludicrous to assist termination of one’s life, especially in a passive or involuntary way. Legalization of euthanasia has proven higher levels of convictions in non-voluntary euthanasia. Thus, the United States as well as many other countries around the world, have developed a negative reputation from controversial cases surrounding assisted suicides. Therefore, such practice should be well evaluated to prevent misfortunes of our sometimes inhumane society.
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It does not include judging that a life that can be preserved is not worth preserving, overriding the opinion of the person whose life it is”. (David N. O’Steen, Ph.D. & Burke J. Balch, JD). Thus, physicians should not empower patients to consider ending their own life as it violates their role of a healer and keeping patients alive. As the availability of physician-assisted suicide increases, elderly, disabled, or depressed patients are likely to suffer from a more pressured phase to end their …show more content…
In December 2008, a Montana Trial Court created a right to assisting suicide. In some cases, reception of undesirable termination of death was triggered. In Washington and Oregon, where physician-assisted suicide is legal, both states are failing to protect patients; no requirements are needed for patients to receive psychological evaluation or treatment prior to receiving lethal drugs. In 2010, only 1 out of 65 patients in Oregon who died as a result of physician-assisted suicide was referred for psychiatric or psychological therapy. In Washington, the Department of Health received a psychiatric consulting system for only 3 of 87 patients. Moreover, implications show how mentality and the determination of patients are dismissed in euthanasia advocates. “Oregon is sliding down the same slippery slope as did the Netherlands. Once killing is redefined from bad to good, the protective guidelines for assisted suicide, which advocated assure us to keep the practice of hastening death corralled , are also quickly redefined, at least in practice, as obstacles to be overcome”, (Wesley J. Smith, JD). Oregon cancer patients Barbara Wagner and Randy Stroup were denied coverage of chemotherapy prescribed by their doctor, but were informed by their healthcare provider that it would pay for their suicide. Thus, misfortunes have occurred in the legalization in euthanasia,
It does not include judging that a life that can be preserved is not worth preserving, overriding the opinion of the person whose life it is”. (David N. O’Steen, Ph.D. & Burke J. Balch, JD). Thus, physicians should not empower patients to consider ending their own life as it violates their role of a healer and keeping patients alive. As the availability of physician-assisted suicide increases, elderly, disabled, or depressed patients are likely to suffer from a more pressured phase to end their …show more content…
In December 2008, a Montana Trial Court created a right to assisting suicide. In some cases, reception of undesirable termination of death was triggered. In Washington and Oregon, where physician-assisted suicide is legal, both states are failing to protect patients; no requirements are needed for patients to receive psychological evaluation or treatment prior to receiving lethal drugs. In 2010, only 1 out of 65 patients in Oregon who died as a result of physician-assisted suicide was referred for psychiatric or psychological therapy. In Washington, the Department of Health received a psychiatric consulting system for only 3 of 87 patients. Moreover, implications show how mentality and the determination of patients are dismissed in euthanasia advocates. “Oregon is sliding down the same slippery slope as did the Netherlands. Once killing is redefined from bad to good, the protective guidelines for assisted suicide, which advocated assure us to keep the practice of hastening death corralled , are also quickly redefined, at least in practice, as obstacles to be overcome”, (Wesley J. Smith, JD). Oregon cancer patients Barbara Wagner and Randy Stroup were denied coverage of chemotherapy prescribed by their doctor, but were informed by their healthcare provider that it would pay for their suicide. Thus, misfortunes have occurred in the legalization in euthanasia,