In Kevin Keith’s article “Doctor’s Should Stop Treatment That Is Futile”, he claims that, regardless of difficulty, ending the treatment for those who wouldn’t benefit is the best thing to do. He uses pathos and logos, in the argumentative format, to give a detailed explanation of his claims to the guardians of patients and the medical community in a way that is both compassionate and insistent. Keith invokes an emotional response in the reader to open their minds to his reasoning, such as when he expresses that “The obvious advisability of this [aggressive care] in many hopeless cases was handled informally by hospital staff who agreed. Without consulting with the patients, that certain patients would be ‘allowed’ to slip away” (para. 2). This statement forces the reader to feel that they have no choice about aggressive care anyway, that is pointless to try because the decision was already made for them.…
I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect” (Anderson, Ryan n.p.).This is a vital statement of Anderson’s writing, and a crucial piece of why this writer believes it is unethical and unprogressive for physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia to exist. Anderson believes that if the philosophy of euthanasia was put into full affect it would endanger anyone who is sick: the “weak and the venerable.” He believes that doctors and the people who decides who lives or dies such as judges have an emphatic responsibility to protect…
Doctors carry a lot of responsibility; they are expected to save and of fix lives. Patients know there are medical miracles, and everyone wants to be that miracle. But doctors understand the reality. If someone is suffering terminally ill, is it ethical for a doctor to end the misery? Or should they wait around for the very slim chance of a medical miracle?…
Would you like to graduate with the high-grade point average? Students on every college campus should recognize the rhetorical effectiveness in their writing to earn the highest possible grade point average. Being aware of the intended audience will improve the persuasiveness of any piece of writing. The article, “Why do Doctors Commit Suicide?” written by Sinha (2014), focuses on the rigorous workload inexperienced physicians and the toll it takes on the mental health of doctors. The argument is not rhetorically effective because of the diversity in the intended audiences, which creates conflicts with the effectiveness of ethos, logos, and pathos.…
Many wonder if euthanasia is right and moral and if it is not what should be done when being faced with this situation. I think the best way to look at physician-assisted euthanasia is through consequentialism and deontology. It’s important we look at the consequences of physician-assisted suicide because they are literally the difference between life and death. A patient that is gravely ill or in a coma may be diagnosed and given a time limit until death, however, some patients have surprised their doctors.…
As Bill C-14 has been legalized in Canada on June 2016, there are still a lot of questions and concerns regarding physician aid in dying (PAD), and whether it is lawful and ethical. Some people debate that only God has the right to terminate a life or that a doctor must abide by his Hippocratic Oath swearing “I will keep [the sick] from harm and injustice. I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect.” while others argue that a terminal ill patient has the right to a dignified and peaceful death on his/her own terms.…
Noticeably, it is nothing less of medical arrogance to claim that hospice and palliative care cab sufficiently deal with the end of every individual’s life. In fact, hospice can impose a hard, authoritarian, paternalistic view depicting that the hospice way of dying is the only ethical way ("Physician-Assisted Suicide: Yes or No? The Great Debate",…
(McCuen). Dr. Kevorkian believes the medical institutions today do not do enough in aiding terminal patients. Many patients complain their doctors, simply due to their Hippocratic oath, rely on the standard life-prolonged medical technologies. Terminally ill patients feel many medical professionals…
Why can’t I get the treatment I want?” (Newman, 1996). Severely ill patients will be able to die with dignity and honor rather than waiting for their sickness to consume every part of them. Forbidding someone who is terminally ill and is suffer gives that patient a feeling of being trapped in agony and their…
Many terminally ill patients hope that their deaths be peaceful and with as much consolation as possible. Ronald Dworkin, author of Life’s Dominion, says that “many people want to save their relatives the expense of keeping them pointlessly alive…” (Dworkin 193). Terminally ill patients want to be able to keep their families and loved ones from any more suffering after their deaths due to countless and piling medical bills that they are now responsible for. This does not help these sick patients achieve any peace in these late stages of death.…
In this essay, I will contend that Brock’s argument in favor of the moral permissibility of voluntary active euthanasia (VAE) is sound and that Brock offers persuasive responses to the objection that (A) VAE is an act which involves the deliberate killing of an innocent person and (B) the deliberate killing of an innocent person is always morally wrong. To achieve this, I will begin by summarizing Brock’s argument for the moral permissibility of VAE. Then, I will synthesize the objection to Brock’s argument and Brock’s subsequent responses. Finally, I will describe why I find Brock’s responses persuasive. Brock’s argument for the moral permissibility of VAE can be constructed as follows: (1) VAE is supported by the “values of patient well-being…
The evolution of modern medicine has dramatically lengthened the life expectancy of human beings. In many cases, the quality of those life years are satisfactory, and elderly individuals enjoy life. However, there are also many people experience terminal diseases or tragic accidents that reduce their quality of life to the point they no longer want to live. In these cases, patients may plead with their doctor to end their life. Naturally, a physician ending the life of her patient is morally conflicting.…
He opens by introducing a doctrine that was adopted by the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association in 1973. The statement establishes that euthanasia contradicts the roles of doctors, as they are supposed to help preserve life rather than help end it. It explains that the decision to end a patient’s life in the circumstance of imminent death is not the doctor’s decision to make. Rachels disagrees and believes that there are strong arguments that can be posed against that idea. He gives an example of a patient who is dying from an incurable cancer of the throat.…
In healthcare, saving one’s life is as equally important as supporting them in their death. Death is a natural part of one’s life and frequently occurs in the healthcare world. The realization of death as a part of health care has brought about several resources that assist patients with the dying process. Hospice and Palliative Care are two resources that are particularly useful when a patient nears the end of life. However, some patients choose to not use these resources and instead pursue a path of ending their life.…
Physician-Assisted Suicide Essay Outline I. Introduction - There is a controversial debate throughout the United States for the last decade regarding physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, many believe having a Doctor prescribe a self-administered lethal drug to a patient is diminishing the value of life. While others believe this method should be the patients’ right to choice when the pain and suffering from a life threatening illness should cease. II. Main Point # 1 - Will Physician-…