Medical restraint

I belong to a family where being a physician has become a tradition. Not long ago, none of my forefathers were educated. It all changed when my grandfather had a problem with his knees. The best doctors in the country advised a biopsy and a sample was taken and sent to the U.K. My family was shocked when the results reported a malignant growth and doctors advised an above knee amputation. How could a young, healthy and athletic man like my grandfather have such a deadly disease? A hero appeared,…

The Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest binding documents in history. It was written by the physician Hippocrates and despite being written centuries ago, many doctors still take the oath and use it to guide them in the ethical practice of medicine. It states “First do no harm.” Throughout history, doctors has done as much as they can to treat and keep their patients as comfortable as humanly possible. But this line of reason begins to blur with the issue of physician assisted suicide. Joe…

domesticated and wild animals in scientific experiments has been praised for its contributions to scientific and medical advancements. However, there are some that see animal testing as an inhumane and unethical process that does more harm than it could ever do good. Although their views contrast each other, the sides both agree that there needs to be ways in which, the animal testing…

they had watched someone terminally ill die, and of the 57% 85% support euthanasia. Another supporter of the cause is Dr. Donald Low, he was terminally ill, and was diagnosed with brain cancer (healthy debate, 2014). Dr. Low was ranked high as a medical official, and made a video and how much he supported euthanasia for those suffering (The Globe and Mail, 2013). Dr. Low was becoming deaf and was blind in one eye. He was talking about how he was inevitably going to die, but with the option of…

honor of becoming a physician to care for patients in these moments with the intent of improving my patient’s quality of life as well as preserving their physical and mental well-being. By becoming an osteopathic doctor, I will be given the proper medical education that will ensure my patients are evaluated and treated the way they should be, which is as a human being and not as a list of symptoms or…

Right To Die As medical technology advances, a vast amount of different opportunities arise, one of these being euthanasia of humans. Euthanasia is also called assisted suicide, but from a legal standpoint, it is debated whether or not euthanasia is considered murder. For some, they believe that euthanasia can be classified as murder because the doctor is the one who prescribes the lethal dosage of medication. But for patients who experience unbearable pain from a terminal illness, this…

The concept of euthanasia is an important aspect of Steinbeck’s book Of Mice and Men. Steinbeck 's treatment of euthanasia evolves throughout the book. The first glimpse we catch of euthanasia is through the fate of Candy’s old dog. Carlson describes the dog saying “Ain 't nothing left for him. Can 't eat, can’t see, can 't even walk without hurtin’“ (47 Steinbeck). This paints the picture that this dog is old and miserable, but Candy loves the dog too much to just shoot it. Carlson who is the…

Clearly, all of drugs are addictive and unfortunately are not hard to find. “I was addicted for seven years, I was getting them from my friends, well who I thought were friends, and now after rehab I can’t see them anymore,” said Stashak (Stashak 2014). Like Stashak, many people purchase these drugs off of their “friends” who are prescribed by a doctor or get them from someone else. For some people they receive them right from their physicians. “Illegal acquisition of prescription drugs for…

passive euthanasia. Most people think euthanasia should be an option available to a patient; however, the Christian religion states otherwise. The subject of euthanasia continues to be a contentious issue within today’s society. Euthanasia is an unjust medical procedure and all forms of the practice should be outlawed because it is extremely unethical. Euthanasia is a “deliberate act that causes death under taken by one person with the primary intention of ending the…

Euthanasia). The doctor stresses that euthanizing someone is equivalent to abandoning them. Even when a person’s condition seems impossible to fix, there is still hope. Thus, euthanizing them would discard all of the remaining hope. Also, since the medical professionals performing the operation are ending lives, they are forced to assume unique responsibility. This responsibility is one that is contradictory to what their job description entails, which is to restore and improve lives. In…