Voluntary euthanasia

The terror management theory (TMT) is a concept that focuses on the psychology of mortality. Since death is inevitable and uncontrollable, we as individuals suppress our inner thoughts surrounding mortality. The perception of death comes from an individualistic viewpoint. Societal and cultural factors influence our perceptions of death and construct what death means to us and how we view our existence. Terror Management theory defines these psychological constructs as anxiety buffers. Some…

the topic of euthanasia. The AMA said that the intentional end of a life, or “mercy killing”, is a direct contradiction to what the medical profession stands for, but they said that the end of extraordinary means to keep someone alive is permitted. Rachel says that the statements leads to a distinction between intentionally killing and letting die. While this distinction is a big one, Rachel says thats its an morally unimportant one. The distinction between killing or active euthanasia and…

Is it irrational to fear death? Lucretius believes that death is not bad for the one who has died. Imagine that a young John Doe was run over by a trolley and died. If at death, the person ceases to exist, is being dead bad for Doe? It isn’t bad for him because he is no longer here. There is no more to his story. Lucretius presents two arguments to support the view that ‘death means nothing to us’; the first argument is the standard Epicurean notion of the soul, based on their physics; the…

Ms. Gorgonia Nazianzus ought to have her daughter, Philippa, as a surrogate when the time comes to make medical decisions that she will be unable to make on her own. P lives a couple of hours away and has visited her mother at least once a month unlike Nonna, who has not visited in the last two decades. Also, GN had the confidence in confiding to P that she did not want to be hooked up to machines for the rest of her life and that shows GN has a great amount of trust in P. Although the…

A survey ran on october 12-13, by rasmussen reports states that 52% percent of the people support euthanasia, 30% of people oppose it, and 17% are undecided. Say you were to suffer serious head trauma and go into PVS (Persistent vegetative state). If you were to be diagnosed with PVS, you would have zero awareness of your surroundings, but you would still…

The subject of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is a controversial one. Should the decision of whether to end one’s suffering be that of patient autonomy or a matter of the state? Euthanasia is “the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit.” (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, 2015) There are two types of euthanasia, active euthanasia is performed by an action, like a lethal injection, and passive euthanasia is done by…

Euthanasia should be allowed to someone who is terminally ill suffering with extreme pain. According to Dr. Philip Nitscke from CNN news on november 27th, 2013, he wrote “a peaceful death is everybody 's right” (par.16). Basically, what this foundation is saying is that everyone has the right to die and with that, at peace. I believe this statement to be factual because I agree each person should have the right to end their suffering at their own discretion. I feel it is barbarrack to force…

Euthanasia, assisted suicide, mercy killing, sounds crazy right? Its actual a common misconception. Most people think that euthanasia is related to suicide and influencing death; thats not at all what euthanasia is. Euthanasia is the killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease or in an irreversible coma. Euthanasia is illegal in most countries. Legalizing euthanasia would help end the suffering for so many patients, the suffering of patients doesn’t only affect the patient but…

The term “Euthanasia” originally means good death, now commonly known as mercy killing. The modern meaning of euthanasia according to BBC special report it is described as any action or omission intended to end the life of a patient on the grounds that his or her life is not worth living. Legalization of euthanasia has been a debatable topic in many countries with different views in terms of legal and ethical consideration for both healthcare providers and patients. (Fraser & Walters, 2000) With…

Through the examination of A Separate Peace by John Knowles and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee a common thread found in both novels is the element of death. Death normally is associated with the termination of a person and the anguish that comes along with their passing. A Separate Peace and To Kill a Mockingbird show how death impacts those affiliated to the person who has departed from the world. Gene (A Separate Peace) and Jem (To Kill a Mockingbird) each experienced the lost of an…