The outcome is still the same: Death Modern human medicine is to save lives at whatever cost it takes. For some humans the agony of pain and suffering is justifiable if it means to save a life. Advances in medicine today often means that people are living longer and all too often suffering for long periods of time due to illness, and yes, this does often mean agonizingly slow death. No matter what course is taken towards the matter the outcome will be the same, death! A person doesn’t choose to die, so why can’t dying with dignity and in peace be a choice? In light of the situation, the issue of euthanasia or physician assisted suicide (PAS) is of current importance. Assisted death can be tracked all the way back to the Greeks and Romans
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Why should anyone have the right to make that choice for me?” (Maynard). Humans have the right to make their own choices and own actions but are not competent enough with their own autonomy towards their well-being. Autonomy is defined as “the quality or state being independent, free, and self-directing.”(Autonomy, n.d.). Let it be clear there is multiple forms of euthanasia, which are practiced all over the world. One form is known as passive euthanasia it involves withdraw or cessation of treatment, allowing the ill condition run its natural course. This form is currently legal in the vast majority of the world. As it supports the patient’s right to autonomy and self-determination. Active euthanasia is defined as the use of lethal medications, this form is currently illegal. Evaluating the two forms of euthanasia ultimately share the same foundations. It would be contradictory to say that “legalizing active killings and assisted suicide does not do the same thing.” (Barbuzzi).The fact is that everyone is going to die, the questions that remains to be answered is when, how, and under what conditions. Every individual has the right to make their own choices and have those choices respected. Why should someone be forced into pain and suffering when he or she feels that is meaningless? Similarly, opposing groups belief is that decision to legalize active …show more content…
That humans do not have the right to behave as god and end someone’s life. For instance, the Vatican condemned Brittany Maynard after her assisted death. Father Carrasco de Paula said “Killing yourself is not a good thing, it’s a bad thing because it says no to our own life and to all that mean in relation to our mission in the world and towards those close to us.” (1) The slippery slope effect that once the door of euthanasia is open, it becomes increasingly easier for ethics and laws to be edited leading to the calls for non-voluntary euthanasia to become legal. Euthanasia is the ending of a person’s life and presents a threat to all people with disabilities, chronic physical and mental illnesses, the elderly, and other vulnerable portions of the population. (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, 2006). Furthermore, human palliative care needs to be explored, promoted, and funded as primary option for those facing end of life
Why should anyone have the right to make that choice for me?” (Maynard). Humans have the right to make their own choices and own actions but are not competent enough with their own autonomy towards their well-being. Autonomy is defined as “the quality or state being independent, free, and self-directing.”(Autonomy, n.d.). Let it be clear there is multiple forms of euthanasia, which are practiced all over the world. One form is known as passive euthanasia it involves withdraw or cessation of treatment, allowing the ill condition run its natural course. This form is currently legal in the vast majority of the world. As it supports the patient’s right to autonomy and self-determination. Active euthanasia is defined as the use of lethal medications, this form is currently illegal. Evaluating the two forms of euthanasia ultimately share the same foundations. It would be contradictory to say that “legalizing active killings and assisted suicide does not do the same thing.” (Barbuzzi).The fact is that everyone is going to die, the questions that remains to be answered is when, how, and under what conditions. Every individual has the right to make their own choices and have those choices respected. Why should someone be forced into pain and suffering when he or she feels that is meaningless? Similarly, opposing groups belief is that decision to legalize active …show more content…
That humans do not have the right to behave as god and end someone’s life. For instance, the Vatican condemned Brittany Maynard after her assisted death. Father Carrasco de Paula said “Killing yourself is not a good thing, it’s a bad thing because it says no to our own life and to all that mean in relation to our mission in the world and towards those close to us.” (1) The slippery slope effect that once the door of euthanasia is open, it becomes increasingly easier for ethics and laws to be edited leading to the calls for non-voluntary euthanasia to become legal. Euthanasia is the ending of a person’s life and presents a threat to all people with disabilities, chronic physical and mental illnesses, the elderly, and other vulnerable portions of the population. (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, 2006). Furthermore, human palliative care needs to be explored, promoted, and funded as primary option for those facing end of life