Right to life

Killing or Saving Roughly 50 percent of Muslims, believe that ethics and religion conflicts within society, traditions, and a variety of cultures . One issue happens to be the right to abortion. Some Muslims believe that abortion should be haram because it is a form of murder. Others members of Islam believe that abortion should be accepted in certain cases, as it could be seen as two lesser evils. Abortion in Islam should be allowed because the Qur’an does not specifically specify that…

One of a Kind? Earth is such a beautiful planet. With all of its’ oceans, plants, animals and land. The variety of life on Earth is what makes it so special. Actually, the fact that Earth has life at all already makes it unique! Earth is the only known planet that can support life (for now at least). Astronomers have been studying deep space looking for another planet with any life at all, but the technology isn’t advanced enough to know whether or not they have found one in their many…

Death is an inevitable outcome of every individual’s life. Regardless of age, death is always a possibility that could result in any medical situation, whether it be intentional or unintentional. In the medical case regarding Mr. William Bartling, he is not only an elderly man, but he is an elderly man who is having to suffer through life with five fatal diseases and one collapsed lung and is not allowed to die peacefully due to the refusal of multiple medical personnel. The Bartling case has…

intentionally ending someone’s life to relieve the patient from pain and suffering. Many researchers have significantly discussed the euthanasia and its ethical applicability. For example, James Rachels, Bonnie Steinbock and John Hardwig and Brock have vividly offered the exposition of their thoughts and opinions regarding the intentional and deliberate termination of someone’s life. Notably, the cessation of the employment of extraordinary means of prolonging an individual’s life when there is…

death be denied to those already dying, if their wish is to no longer suffer under the amount of pain they are under? These people should have the right to decide whether or not to end their lives sooner with the help of Physician Assisted Suicide, rather than to wait and be in constant pain. PAS, Physician Assisted Suicide, can give them their right to die. It is legal in five states, including Washington and Montana. There are studies that prove terminally ill patients do not feel pain due to…

think about what is right and wrong or what is good and bad. It is something we develop as we grow up, although it is based on experiences, one can not say we know every secret on having a good life based on good decisions we have made. We all make mistakes and we learn from them. Even some of those mistakes we know we should not have done, but what is the point on experiencing life if we do not sometimes listen to our conscience. We run into moral issues in our everyday life. Should I really…

it is ones belief that they believe what they perceive whet they think is right and wrong. Living one’s life to do what you think is right to be a good person overall. Now the question arises do I believe human beings have an ethical or moral obligation to look after the welfare of other life forms? To an extent, we tend to go overboard with what we believe is right or wrong whether it comes to the human race or another life form. I believe that we share this planet with other living and…

Right to Die Laws Introduction Disease, pain, and suffering are all a very real part of our world. Though these are things we attempt to avoid, they find many of us, and end others. Diseases like Cancer, Huntington’s disease, ALS, and many others bring wonderful people to atrocious demises. Furthermore, events such as car accidents, shootings, and malicious beatings results in other painful deaths. No family wishes to watch their loved ones suffer and live their final days in pain. Because of…

Medical science has become relatively advanced for the last decades. Hence, life can now be sustained for a greater period of time even if the patient is under terminal illness (White & Willmort 2012). Nevertheless, the burdens of having to cope of with such sufferings might be too much for some patients to bear. Thus, those individuals instead seek death to put an end to their torments. As such, the question on legalization of voluntary euthanasia has become an important yet controversial issue…

of her earlier life or even what had happened earlier on any given day, and she cannot make any new memories. When Margo learned of her Alzheimer’s diagnosis she filled out a living will making it clear that if an infection or other condition came during her slide into dementia, she did not want to be treated. On rare occasions Margo has lucid moments and expresses that she wishes to live and wants anything to be done to prolong her life. The moral questions, does Margo have the right to change…