When I think to the future, I think of what I wish to become after college. I’d like to become some kind of doctor because I truly wish to be able to help people and help save lives or improve the quality of lives. While doctors are supposed to be committed to doing no harm, there have been several issues in the news over the past few years that are controversial; these issues may include the stem cell debate, abortion, and euthanasia. Of those three issues, I find the issue of Euthanasia to be the most troubling to me.
Euthanasia comes from the Greek and means “good death.” To us euthanasia has come to mean “easy death” and assisting in painlessly taking the life of another individual to prevent unstoppable suffering (Munson 324). This process of euthanasia has also become known as assisted-suicide. We often associate the use of euthanasia with animals. While this topic often seems overlooked, it troubles me because in the case of being a medical professional, or a doctor, I don’t plan on being a …show more content…
I believe this because now euthanasia is a very controversial topic. More states are making it legal with certain guidelines and criteria for patients to meet to go through with euthanasia. With the legalization of this in certain areas I think that shows that people are becoming more open and willing to accept the idea, especially the idea of terminally ill patients deciding to end their lives. In legalizing this, doctors have the ability to minimize the pain of a patient who is ready to die; they can allow the patient to exit the world on their own terms. They can focus on the results of their actions and they don’t simply have to focus on trying everything to save a patient who may not want to be saved anymore. Most of all, people have started to see that euthanasia isn’t harming someone. It is a painless way to
Euthanasia comes from the Greek and means “good death.” To us euthanasia has come to mean “easy death” and assisting in painlessly taking the life of another individual to prevent unstoppable suffering (Munson 324). This process of euthanasia has also become known as assisted-suicide. We often associate the use of euthanasia with animals. While this topic often seems overlooked, it troubles me because in the case of being a medical professional, or a doctor, I don’t plan on being a …show more content…
I believe this because now euthanasia is a very controversial topic. More states are making it legal with certain guidelines and criteria for patients to meet to go through with euthanasia. With the legalization of this in certain areas I think that shows that people are becoming more open and willing to accept the idea, especially the idea of terminally ill patients deciding to end their lives. In legalizing this, doctors have the ability to minimize the pain of a patient who is ready to die; they can allow the patient to exit the world on their own terms. They can focus on the results of their actions and they don’t simply have to focus on trying everything to save a patient who may not want to be saved anymore. Most of all, people have started to see that euthanasia isn’t harming someone. It is a painless way to