Terminal illness

someone cannot end their own life in a dignified way when they so choose because of a disability or disease, they should have the right to the help of a physician. This right if requested should then be respected especially when it comes to painful terminal illnesses. In fact denying such a request to me seems cruel. It seems cruel to make someone live in pain and suffering even if it is a short while. I also believe in order to prevent innocent deaths there needs to be strict laws in place to…

Imagine if you were lying in a hospital bed and you and your loved ones are being informed that your life has taken a turn for the worse, which has impacted your quality of life forever by having a terminal illness. Are you willing to make a decision to take the easy way out? What would your choice be? Do we truly have the right to cross the fine lines of life and death? Do you think we have the right to decide who gets to live and who doesn’t? Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) should not be…

and national news, causing many people to have various views on whether or not it should be allowed. Even though some people feel that PAS is unethical, because people are allowed to change their own fate, when people are diagnosed with incurable, terminal illnesses, they should be allowed to die with dignity and on their own terms. There are several factors that help make the patient’s mind up when choosing this method. The most common reason a patient wanting to end their life in such a way…

Imagine being cooped up in a hospital room and you are hooked up to countless machines. With doctors and nurses checking on you asking if you’re okay but, you’re tired, fatigued, and just want the pain to go away. The doctors gave you a terminal diagnosis with death is just around the corner. If you have come to terms with your death you should be able to choose how your life ends. Physician-assisted suicide gives a terminally ill patient a choice on how they choose to die. Before a patient can…

against certain religious beliefs and medical ethics while others note that people diagnosed with terminal diseases should have the right to choose between life and death. Nonetheless, PAS can be a positive…

Population Across the United States, thousands of patients are diagnosed with a terminal illness and given a prognosis of less than six months to live. In 2015, it is projected by the American Cancer Society, that about 600,000 people will die from cancer (ACS, 2015). The term terminal illness refers to a disease, infection, or illness that is incurable resulting in death. Residents of California who are facing terminal diseases do not have the option to end their lives when they decide it is…

cases, some may consider euthanasia if it is available. Many people disagree on the necessity of euthanasia. The common belief by many is that euthanasia should be legalized. They believe that in many cases where a patient is suffering from a terminal illness, they deserve the right to decide whether they want to end their life early. If death is inevitable, they argue, why not allow the patient to end their pain and suffering? Despite some valid reasons, this widely accepted point of view…

In some cases that might be true, but when it comes to terminal illnesses, with which assisted suicide would be dealing with, the symptoms as time progresses becomes extremely unbearable and agonizing. Assisted suicide is not suggesting that anyone who wants to can choose this path, but it provides a painless death for patients who meet the strict requirements, which includes a patient having a terminal illness where death is inevitable (Lee & Stingl 3). Therefore, assisted suicide…

Physician assisted suicide occurs when a doctor provides a patient with lethal drugs that the patient then uses to end their own life. It is usually intended for patients with a terminal illness as a means of relieving the patient of their pain and allowing them to die peacefully with dignity. The morality of physician assisted suicide has been a controversial debate among ethicists and healthcare professionals for a long time. Critics of physician assisted suicide argue that taking an…

that there are few solutions to the pain and suffering that they must endure. Physician-assisted death is the most immediate and peaceful solution for many terminally patients, however its availability is almost nonexistent. For those suffering with terminal illnesses or degenerative diseases deserve a better way to end their suffering. Because it is the most rational, controlled, and humane option for terminally ill patients, physician-assisted death…