In a world where terminal illness is more of a reality than being able to afford a decent-sized house in a “good” neighborhood, it can bring peace to a patient when they have the option to determine how they go out. “Nearly half of all Americans die in a hospital” according to Centers for Disease Control (2005) [PDF]. Most patients in these situations are in excruciating pain for the duration of their treatments only to face death in a hospital bed used by many, rather than in the comfort of their own bed surrounded by their loved ones.
Physician-Assisted Suicide is something that should not be said or taken lightly. The word suicide alone has a negative connotation so it is mostly referred to as physician aid-in-dying. It slightly …show more content…
In Vermont, the rules of being certified are the same but only the physician is allowed to perform the act. Not a nurse, pharmacist or anyone else is allowed to give a patient the dose of medicine for the assisted suicide. In Washington, only the doctor or osteopathic doctor is allowed to give the prescription drug out. In California, the person that is requesting the drug for this act must submit two oral requests that must be fifteen days apart and they must also do a written request to their physician. If all three requests are not given, the act cannot be performed. Colorado only allows a patient with a terminal illness and only six months or less left to live to have the act done. In the District of Columbia the same rules apply as they do in California. “Physician-Assisted Suicide Fast Facts.” CNN, Cable News Network, 10 June 2017, …show more content…
He was treated and his outlook on life improved throughout the duration of his time there. His professional caregivers ensured that his 32 guns and all his ammunition were removed from his home before he was allowed to return, but they knowingly allowed him to keep his lethal prescription. His treating psychiatrist wrote a letter to the court the day after his discharge saying he was not competent and needed a guardian.
Freeland called Physicians for Compassionate Care (He called them accidentally; he was actually trying to contact the suicide advocacy organization Compassion in Dying). Physicians for Compassionate Care volunteers helped him through his last several months of life, saw that his depression and his symptoms were treated aggressively, and assisted him in reconciling with his estranged daughter. He died naturally and comfortably nearly two years after receiving his first lethal prescription. Before he died, he signed an authorization releasing his medical records for public
Physician-Assisted Suicide is something that should not be said or taken lightly. The word suicide alone has a negative connotation so it is mostly referred to as physician aid-in-dying. It slightly …show more content…
In Vermont, the rules of being certified are the same but only the physician is allowed to perform the act. Not a nurse, pharmacist or anyone else is allowed to give a patient the dose of medicine for the assisted suicide. In Washington, only the doctor or osteopathic doctor is allowed to give the prescription drug out. In California, the person that is requesting the drug for this act must submit two oral requests that must be fifteen days apart and they must also do a written request to their physician. If all three requests are not given, the act cannot be performed. Colorado only allows a patient with a terminal illness and only six months or less left to live to have the act done. In the District of Columbia the same rules apply as they do in California. “Physician-Assisted Suicide Fast Facts.” CNN, Cable News Network, 10 June 2017, …show more content…
He was treated and his outlook on life improved throughout the duration of his time there. His professional caregivers ensured that his 32 guns and all his ammunition were removed from his home before he was allowed to return, but they knowingly allowed him to keep his lethal prescription. His treating psychiatrist wrote a letter to the court the day after his discharge saying he was not competent and needed a guardian.
Freeland called Physicians for Compassionate Care (He called them accidentally; he was actually trying to contact the suicide advocacy organization Compassion in Dying). Physicians for Compassionate Care volunteers helped him through his last several months of life, saw that his depression and his symptoms were treated aggressively, and assisted him in reconciling with his estranged daughter. He died naturally and comfortably nearly two years after receiving his first lethal prescription. Before he died, he signed an authorization releasing his medical records for public