Living life in so much pain that considering death over life is a decision that only that person can make. Euthanasia, also known as medically assisted suicide, comes from the Greek word meaning “good death.” A certified doctor must prescribe the drugs to the patient who wishes to end his or her life because he or she is suffering. Euthanasia is a personal decision that only a person in the situation can understand what it feels like to be faced with that life or death situation. Families can go back to living their lives and not have to worry about their loved one once this decision is made. It is imperative the attending doctor makes sure the patient knows all the potential side effects of the procedure which can include failures of the prescribed
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Instead, they permit their personal opinions to cloud what the best course of action should be. According to the Journal of Medical Association (JAMA), 30 percent of doctors believe the Death with Dignity Act is immoral and reckless while 59 percent of doctors disagree, and 11 percent do not have an opinion. Doctors who care for the terminally ill reported that they have improved their patients’ lives and will continue to do so through the Death With Dignity Act. According to The World Health Organization (WHO), many doctors are trying to exhort their patients into palliative care, similar to a nursing home, which helps that patient and their family deal with the death that is in their future. Palliative care is a place that will help the patients come to terms with the fact that they are going to die. The staff will help mitigate any pain to keep the patient comfortable which allows the patients to pass away on their own terms. Most doctors agree that euthanasia should be legal, but that does not mean that every person who is going to die from a terminal illness should go along with euthanasia, it means all people should have the choice. For example, John Burnes a doctor in Citrus Heights, California writes in the book Euthanasia claims that euthanasia is murder and that euthanasia robs sick people of the chance of possibly getting better. If someone is sick and the doctor is constantly telling them they will get better, the patient will believe them. If they don’t get better then the family and the patient will have crushed hope, and the patient will have suffered causing a horrible
Instead, they permit their personal opinions to cloud what the best course of action should be. According to the Journal of Medical Association (JAMA), 30 percent of doctors believe the Death with Dignity Act is immoral and reckless while 59 percent of doctors disagree, and 11 percent do not have an opinion. Doctors who care for the terminally ill reported that they have improved their patients’ lives and will continue to do so through the Death With Dignity Act. According to The World Health Organization (WHO), many doctors are trying to exhort their patients into palliative care, similar to a nursing home, which helps that patient and their family deal with the death that is in their future. Palliative care is a place that will help the patients come to terms with the fact that they are going to die. The staff will help mitigate any pain to keep the patient comfortable which allows the patients to pass away on their own terms. Most doctors agree that euthanasia should be legal, but that does not mean that every person who is going to die from a terminal illness should go along with euthanasia, it means all people should have the choice. For example, John Burnes a doctor in Citrus Heights, California writes in the book Euthanasia claims that euthanasia is murder and that euthanasia robs sick people of the chance of possibly getting better. If someone is sick and the doctor is constantly telling them they will get better, the patient will believe them. If they don’t get better then the family and the patient will have crushed hope, and the patient will have suffered causing a horrible