Matthew Donnelly is a middle-aged man who was consumed by skin cancer; he loved life, but wanted to die. Matthew pleaded to the doctors to end this misery, but they refused because killing a man just to put him out of his misery would be immoral. People had not considered assisted suicide until the 1990’s when a man named Jack Kevorkian sparked the idea. Jack Kevorkian, or better known as “Doctor Death” started to help ease patients out of their pain by helping to end their lives. Assisted suicide or euthanasia is the act of a physician assisting a terminally ill or physically disabled patient in ending their life. Before Kevorkian, assisted suicide had only been a thought that people were unsure of. There had not been any real movements towards
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Receiving euthanasia would destroy all that society has tried to overcome in prolonging and sustaining life as long as possible. If doctors agreed to the use of euthanasia, the doctoral oath that is taken at the beginning of their careers would be broken. The doctoral oath, better known as the Hippocratic Oath, is a contract signed by physicians saying that they are to uphold the roles of being a respected doctor who heals people. A physician’s position in society is to heal people; so why would someone become a doctor when, resorting to administer euthanasia, all they would do is give up on trying to save a life, and resort to assisted suicide? Unnecessary repercussions would happen all across society if this were to become legal. When looking at an individual who is seeking help for excruciating pain, for example,, it seems assisted suicide is the best thing to do for the individual. But one must consider other situations that would take advantage of that right to choose suicide, like in the case of mental illness that can be treated with prescription medicine. One of the main reasons that people may agree with assisted suicide is because it is the cheapest form of treatment for the terminally ill. The government will pay for someone to die, but they won’t pay for someone to be cured. Conclusion sentence Although euthanasia may at first seem to be the most compassionate choice …show more content…
Jack Kevorkian, also known as “Doctor Death”, tested this theory by assisting patients in suicide during the 1990’s. Assisted suicide was merely an idea in the medical field until Kevorkian’s actions made them fully consider the possibility. Man has the ability of whether or not he will choose to go down the path where the principles stand tall, or where they cower. Converting to death and taking the easy way out would reflect badly on society because it would be showing everyone that the doctors do not actually care about the patient. As of right now, there are only five states in the US that made assisted suicide legal. The other 47 states have not made this legal because it can be considered manslaughter. Only the doctors know what is right for the patient and what is not. The Hippocratic Oath is known to be one of the oldest documents in history. This was written in antiquity, all of the principles written are holding true to this day by doctors; heal the sick to one’s best ability, protect the patient’s privacy, and to teach medicine to the next generation so that they may do the same and etcetera. Giving up is not part of the doctoral
Receiving euthanasia would destroy all that society has tried to overcome in prolonging and sustaining life as long as possible. If doctors agreed to the use of euthanasia, the doctoral oath that is taken at the beginning of their careers would be broken. The doctoral oath, better known as the Hippocratic Oath, is a contract signed by physicians saying that they are to uphold the roles of being a respected doctor who heals people. A physician’s position in society is to heal people; so why would someone become a doctor when, resorting to administer euthanasia, all they would do is give up on trying to save a life, and resort to assisted suicide? Unnecessary repercussions would happen all across society if this were to become legal. When looking at an individual who is seeking help for excruciating pain, for example,, it seems assisted suicide is the best thing to do for the individual. But one must consider other situations that would take advantage of that right to choose suicide, like in the case of mental illness that can be treated with prescription medicine. One of the main reasons that people may agree with assisted suicide is because it is the cheapest form of treatment for the terminally ill. The government will pay for someone to die, but they won’t pay for someone to be cured. Conclusion sentence Although euthanasia may at first seem to be the most compassionate choice …show more content…
Jack Kevorkian, also known as “Doctor Death”, tested this theory by assisting patients in suicide during the 1990’s. Assisted suicide was merely an idea in the medical field until Kevorkian’s actions made them fully consider the possibility. Man has the ability of whether or not he will choose to go down the path where the principles stand tall, or where they cower. Converting to death and taking the easy way out would reflect badly on society because it would be showing everyone that the doctors do not actually care about the patient. As of right now, there are only five states in the US that made assisted suicide legal. The other 47 states have not made this legal because it can be considered manslaughter. Only the doctors know what is right for the patient and what is not. The Hippocratic Oath is known to be one of the oldest documents in history. This was written in antiquity, all of the principles written are holding true to this day by doctors; heal the sick to one’s best ability, protect the patient’s privacy, and to teach medicine to the next generation so that they may do the same and etcetera. Giving up is not part of the doctoral