Voluntary euthanasia

What is Euthanasia? Euthanasia deals directly with a human beings “right” to live or die. A right to die may seem normal to some, but there are others who will disagree. Those who believe euthanasia is a right, believe that it is a person's choice on whether they live or not. Though a lot of people agree [to an extent] with that, major problems arise when you bring up the differences in active eutha-nasia and involuntary euthanasia; assisted suicide brings up even more controversy. What is it…

One important facet of Greek life belongs under customs and traditions, and the Greeks believed that a burial was a huge part of a persons life. If a person was not buried, then it was thought to be insulting to that person and their family. To back up that statement, the Metropolitan Museum of Art mentioned that, “Ancient literary sources emphasize the necessity of a proper burial and refer to the omission of burial rites as an insult to human dignity.” They are talking about how important…

kill a person, but that it’s morally acceptable to let them die? James Rachels, in “Active and Passive Euthanasia,” argues that there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia. He believes that if passive euthanasia is permissible, then active euthanasia should also be. In medical ethics, the distinction between both euthanasias are highly controversial, yet passive euthanasia is accepted and practiced by a majority of doctors. Despite critical conditions to one’s medical…

Suicide is one issue that remains controversial to this day. In the eyes of some, suicide is one way to get out of a world that seems to torment them endlessly. They think that all the pain can be removed by "Death". To those who think rationally, suicide is an act totally unreasonable. It cuts short the most natural thing in existence. People who ended their own lives believe that there is nothing that they can rely on this world and there is no reason for them to be alive anymore. But they do…

One of the most famous and notorious doctors who started assisted suicide was Jack Kevorkian (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian was a pathologist who helped patients with certain medical conditions die. In a result of his actions Jack Kevorkian ended up spending eight years in prison (Jack Kevorkian Biography). Jack Kevorkian only ended up in prison after years of conflict with the court system about how ethical his actions were. Jack Kevorkian grew up in a very strict Christian home,…

From drinking too much to contracting rabies is what really matters. Some believe that Poe’s death was caused because of alcohol while others believe it was due to an animal infection that led to rabies. It can be clearly stated that alcohol was not the main component that led to the last line of Poe’s motivated life. For example, “Poe’s Final Days” from Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never- Ending Remembrance Kenneth Silverman states that “Apparently flooded with drink, he may have also been ill…

Benchmark – Ethical Dilemmas The issue of euthanasia is a dispute that has been around since the late 1800’s (Merciful). The act of euthanasia or mercy killing is a debated ethical dilemma that some believes to be morally wrong. While circumstances can differentiate a person’s justifications, there is always another perspective to consider where euthanasia is involved. In my paper I will dive into Case Study 2, which deals with the discussion of euthanasia according to the Christian worldview…

Euthanasia is Barbarous and Immoral a. Rosie DiManno wrote a short article in a book titled Euthanasia and says that we did not choose when we entered this world and so we shall not be able to choose when we leave. She claims it is all a part of nature. Dimanno watched her father writhe in pain, screaming…

Legal State of Euthanasia: Preservation or Condemnation Imagine lying on a hospital bed in a state of perpetual intense agony with no sign of relief within the distant future and being reduced to a completely undignified and incompetent human being. If only there was a way to end it all, in a quick and painless way. Why prolong the inevitable in favor of a few more stretched moments of suffering. There is one solution that comes to mind; doctors should be able to legally end their patient’s…

What are Thanatos and Eros, are they the Greek Gods of death and love in mythology? Are they a symbol representing a hidden culture, are they theories? I wondered the same thing myself as I discovered these foils. These contrasting words are actually two theories created by a man known as Sigmund Freud but who is this man you might ask? Sigmund Freud is (well was) born Sigmund Schlomo Freud, he was born may 6, 1856. Freud was born in Moravia, Austria but oddly enough he had Jewish…