The world is unfortunately filled with pain and suffering. Present diseases, a lot of which there is still no cure for, make people’s lives intolerable, and can rip from them the sense of life and give a strong want for life to end. Even in this modern day with so many technological advancements and advancements in medicine, sometimes the possibility to save people’s lives or to relieve their pains are not available. Euthanasia is of current importance, as of now only a few states have legalized physician-assisted suicide. These include Washington, Vermont, Oregon, New Mexico, Montana, and California. Over the last few decades euthanasia has been the talking point of a lot of controversy. Scientists, doctors, and politicians have discussed
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Euthanasia is “a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life so as to relieve intractable suffering.” There are also a couple of types of euthanasia, like we talked about in class. Passive euthanasia is something that is seen widespread already. An example is in hospitals, and is nothing but the inability to cure a person and attempts to alleviate their suffering, with the assistance of narcotics or the termination of therapy. Even though this passive form of euthanasia is legal and used wide spread, the usage of non-aggressive euthanasia is always being talked about and debated. It consists of the withdrawal of life support and it can be done voluntarily, with the patients consent, or involuntarily, when the patient is not able to decide for …show more content…
I would hate to see someone close to me and my loved ones have to make an excruciating choice and would not want my life prolonged if there is no quality of life left. I also would not want to witness any family member kept alive artificially if it is their personal wish to leave this world peacefully. Many people have these same feelings, especially ones who are dealing with a disease or illness of a loved one right now. Arguments against the dying with dignity debate still has some profound questions I need to think about. One major one is will I choose for this same treatment if I were to remain in a vegetative state where I had no control. Ultimately, our freedom to choose is within our decisions if our life are worth living after some major accident or circumstance has impaired us physically, emotionally, and
Euthanasia is “a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life so as to relieve intractable suffering.” There are also a couple of types of euthanasia, like we talked about in class. Passive euthanasia is something that is seen widespread already. An example is in hospitals, and is nothing but the inability to cure a person and attempts to alleviate their suffering, with the assistance of narcotics or the termination of therapy. Even though this passive form of euthanasia is legal and used wide spread, the usage of non-aggressive euthanasia is always being talked about and debated. It consists of the withdrawal of life support and it can be done voluntarily, with the patients consent, or involuntarily, when the patient is not able to decide for …show more content…
I would hate to see someone close to me and my loved ones have to make an excruciating choice and would not want my life prolonged if there is no quality of life left. I also would not want to witness any family member kept alive artificially if it is their personal wish to leave this world peacefully. Many people have these same feelings, especially ones who are dealing with a disease or illness of a loved one right now. Arguments against the dying with dignity debate still has some profound questions I need to think about. One major one is will I choose for this same treatment if I were to remain in a vegetative state where I had no control. Ultimately, our freedom to choose is within our decisions if our life are worth living after some major accident or circumstance has impaired us physically, emotionally, and