Give Me a Way Out
What is Physician assisted suicide (PAS)? Why would anyone request it? How does it affect a patient? Who does it affect? Is this a legal procedure? Physician assisted suicide or PAS for short, is with the help of a doctor, administering a lethal dose of a drug to end a life a patient who has requested to be euthanized. Many patients with terminal illness, like cancer, may ask for PAS so that they can end their battle. PAS will affect the patient by putting them to rest (death). PAS will not only affect the patient but it will also affect friends and family. Knowing that a loved one is wanting to die and will die soon my put stress on loved ones. Doctors are also affected, they have to live with the fact that they helped end someone’s life, although if it helps someone the guilt should not be carried to heavily. And …show more content…
In most cases in states where PAS is illegal, doctors have been charged with manslaughter. Because of this many doctors refuse to participate in PAS. It’s not because doctors don’t feel like doing it or don’t know how, it’s the fact that helping to end someone’s life may loom over their head. Families can sue if there are any loopholes within the law. The reputation of the doctors may also be hurt. The job of a doctor is to help people get better and to heal the sick. PAS is against healing people, but it is helping end someone’s pain. Some may take that into account and it may not weigh so heavy on their conscience. PAS may be against human nature and for this reason makes it hard for people to see past. A human should not kill another human, and yet wars rage over meaningless subjects. But when it comes to someone asking for the end after a long, painful battle with a terminal illness, it’s against human nature and is wrong to end their suffering. Many people will not look past this. But although it may be against human nature to end a life, is it against human nature to help
What is Physician assisted suicide (PAS)? Why would anyone request it? How does it affect a patient? Who does it affect? Is this a legal procedure? Physician assisted suicide or PAS for short, is with the help of a doctor, administering a lethal dose of a drug to end a life a patient who has requested to be euthanized. Many patients with terminal illness, like cancer, may ask for PAS so that they can end their battle. PAS will affect the patient by putting them to rest (death). PAS will not only affect the patient but it will also affect friends and family. Knowing that a loved one is wanting to die and will die soon my put stress on loved ones. Doctors are also affected, they have to live with the fact that they helped end someone’s life, although if it helps someone the guilt should not be carried to heavily. And …show more content…
In most cases in states where PAS is illegal, doctors have been charged with manslaughter. Because of this many doctors refuse to participate in PAS. It’s not because doctors don’t feel like doing it or don’t know how, it’s the fact that helping to end someone’s life may loom over their head. Families can sue if there are any loopholes within the law. The reputation of the doctors may also be hurt. The job of a doctor is to help people get better and to heal the sick. PAS is against healing people, but it is helping end someone’s pain. Some may take that into account and it may not weigh so heavy on their conscience. PAS may be against human nature and for this reason makes it hard for people to see past. A human should not kill another human, and yet wars rage over meaningless subjects. But when it comes to someone asking for the end after a long, painful battle with a terminal illness, it’s against human nature and is wrong to end their suffering. Many people will not look past this. But although it may be against human nature to end a life, is it against human nature to help