Introduction
In our everyday lives we all experience death and dying at some point in time. We all have different ways of how we cope and deal with death and dying. There have been many studies and said ways of how a person is supposed to deal the death. Because of our different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs we cannot expect everyone to have the same emotion and reaction to it. Many of our reactions to death and dying is taught to us as young children. In our society we are very comfortable with telling our children that when someone dies the are just sleeping for a long instead of explaining what is really going on. Many people in our society fear death. Especially when we are talking about our elderly community.
The elderly is often …show more content…
After Oregon four other states legalized this act as well. The state of Washington, Vermont, New Mexico, and Montana all have the Death with Dignity Act in place. The Death with Dignity Act states that the mentally competent, terminally ill state residents can request and receive prescription medication to hasten their deaths (Petronzio, 2014). The topic of hastened death has caused controversy within medical groups and religious groups. Because of the medical advances that help prolong life medical groups do not believe in euthanasia. That being said supporters of Dying with Dignity feel that it is wrong to prolong someone’s life if they are in pain caused by a terminal illness. Most religious groups are against Dying with Dignity because it goals against their beliefs and values. Dying with Dignity supporters believe that there is no reason to wait for their time to go when they can hasten the death and remove themselves for the constant pain of their irreversible illness.
In 1975 the Dying Person’s Bill of Right was developed stating that individuals have the right to personal dignity and privacy; informed participation, including to have their end-of-life choices respected by health care professionals; and respectful, competent care during their dying process (Nancy R. Hooyman, 2011). The right to die with dignity and without pain has been more accepted in and supported in our laws to day. Although the Dying Person’s Bill of Right was out years before Dying with dignity they both give the dying person the right to as the feel would be a good death for
In our everyday lives we all experience death and dying at some point in time. We all have different ways of how we cope and deal with death and dying. There have been many studies and said ways of how a person is supposed to deal the death. Because of our different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs we cannot expect everyone to have the same emotion and reaction to it. Many of our reactions to death and dying is taught to us as young children. In our society we are very comfortable with telling our children that when someone dies the are just sleeping for a long instead of explaining what is really going on. Many people in our society fear death. Especially when we are talking about our elderly community.
The elderly is often …show more content…
After Oregon four other states legalized this act as well. The state of Washington, Vermont, New Mexico, and Montana all have the Death with Dignity Act in place. The Death with Dignity Act states that the mentally competent, terminally ill state residents can request and receive prescription medication to hasten their deaths (Petronzio, 2014). The topic of hastened death has caused controversy within medical groups and religious groups. Because of the medical advances that help prolong life medical groups do not believe in euthanasia. That being said supporters of Dying with Dignity feel that it is wrong to prolong someone’s life if they are in pain caused by a terminal illness. Most religious groups are against Dying with Dignity because it goals against their beliefs and values. Dying with Dignity supporters believe that there is no reason to wait for their time to go when they can hasten the death and remove themselves for the constant pain of their irreversible illness.
In 1975 the Dying Person’s Bill of Right was developed stating that individuals have the right to personal dignity and privacy; informed participation, including to have their end-of-life choices respected by health care professionals; and respectful, competent care during their dying process (Nancy R. Hooyman, 2011). The right to die with dignity and without pain has been more accepted in and supported in our laws to day. Although the Dying Person’s Bill of Right was out years before Dying with dignity they both give the dying person the right to as the feel would be a good death for