Suicide Squad

As Horace once said, “To save a man’s life against his will is the same as killing him” (Quotes). The wishes of dying patients should be respected, and euthanasia could help make them come true. Regarding morality, euthanasia would grant a terminally ill person the option to escape from unbearable suffering, the right to die with dignity, and the opportunity to self govern. If a person believes that the quality of his/her existence is more important than the quantity of life, euthanasia…

parents are 1.46 times as likely to attempt suicide, than girls with intact families (Fagen). A possible reason for why girls with divorced parents are more likely to commit suicide than girls,without divorced parents, could be because of the psychological and stress of divorce they are put under. Children with divorced often have insomnia or anorexia (Lloyd).This could be another reasoning for girls with divorced parents are more likely to commit suicide. Children of divorce struggle with the…

contemplate with the idea of suicide. People have their personal reasons - depression, financial issues, relationships. Some people facade positive emotions to conceal private despair, while others show signs leading to their suicide. In the 1962 film drama The Days of Wines and Roses, a married couple’s relationship falls apart due to alcoholism. “The Doomed in Their Sinking” by William Gass, Gass tries to understand the concept of suicide by writing about his parents and famous suicides. The…

place that they call a safe place, but for teens that is getting harder and harder. Teens are becoming more and more susceptible to the thought of whether suicide is a plausible option for them. Teens are at a particularly high risk when it comes to suicide, and many teens feel they have no choice but to end this internal suffering (Jellinek). Suicide is the third leading cause in teen deaths behind accidents and homicide. Although there are less children taking their lives between the ages of…

Children who suffer concussions suffer concrete physical symptoms, which can persistent anywhere from five days to over a month. Depending on the severity of the brain injury, children could face an increased likelihood to commit suicide at some point later in life. With the amount of children who play sports, or even just fool around with their friends, the implications of these findings is concerning. More research is vital to further understanding of these effects, so that doctors…

The debate on physician-assisted suicide is an ongoing one with many social influences. Only 5 states in the United States authorize Death with Dignity, an end-of-life option for mentally competent, terminally ill patients with a prognosis of six months or less to live. It enables patients to use the medical practice of aid in dying: able to request and receive a prescription from a physician for medication that could be self-ingested to end his or her dying process if it becomes unbearable. On…

Murder is associated with the people who commit it so they can achieve a goal of some sort. Whether it be revenge, power, or glory the ideas behind these murders of for their own personal gain. However, the reason for murder is not for personal greed but the lack of something within themselves. Claudius doesn’t murder for power but murders to remove the constant comparison between him and his brother and to prove that he is the better than how others view him. Hamlet goes through with the plan…

You 're lying in a hospital bed. Your body motionless due to the heavy pain medication, you 've been like this for what seems like forever. The only people that come to see you anymore are the nurses that take care of your body. Are you even alive anymore? Surprisingly enough this is how some terminally ill patients spend their final days. California Medical Association board concludes that “despite the remarkable medical breakthroughs we’ve made and the world-class hospice or palliative care we…

Regarding Suicide in the Geriatric Populous The act of taking one’s own life is typically referred to as suicide, and such an act is not strictly restricted to any one age group. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Suicide remains the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, with an average mean of 42,773 suicides occurring each year across all ages, and among this gathered data numerous deaths go unaccounted for, especially among the elderly population. This…

My mock suicide assessment was completed with Will Logan who played a character named Gary. Throughout the course of twenty minutes, I listened to Gary’s narrative and sought to ask questions which elicited information about his interactions with suicidal ideation and attempts. Gary came to treatment at the urging of a friend after two recent suicide attempts where he took pills in order to attempt to end his life. Through reflection, I hope to understand the strengths and areas for growth and…