Voluntary sector

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…

Is Euthanasia inhumane? Euthanasia is to take a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable, persistent and unstoppable suffering. In many counties Euthanasia is illegal, it is a controversial series in the world, only few counties allow euthanasia such as Belgium, Switzerland and part of state of US; Hong Kong does not legislate on euthanasia. In this essay, I would like to discuss why some many people do not support euthanasia, since the original word…

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…

causing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy” and can be categories as non-voluntary, involuntary, and voluntary or passive, and active. Involuntary euthanasia is conducted without consent; voluntary…

Euthanasia has become a very controversial subject in today’s society. The topic of euthanasia has become a huge debate over the years. There are many different opinions; whether it is ethically correct or not? This subject is important to me, because my grandpa had cancer and passed away from it several years ago. My grandpa knew that the disease had metastasized and he decided to seek palliative care. He allowed the disease to take its course, while the doctors and nurses kept him comfortable.…

In 1973, the American Medical Association made an official statement on 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…

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…

you do? It’s a hard decision either way you look at your choice. If you could end your life could you do it? With medical research in today’s society you almost know if you will die with the illness you have. “Voluntary active euthanasia refers to a clearly competent patient making a voluntary and persistent request for aid in dying” (Brock, 1999). It’s a good question many have done and some not. A lot of times you will see more written then for assisted sucide. This is understandable In my…

About 15 years ago, I was employed as a Program Liaison and Group Leader for a wonderful non-profit organization in South Philadelphia. This organization focused on providing resources and supports to low income families within an inner city environment. The program operated weekly and was housed in a local elementary school. Usually, students enrolled in the school would utilize our resources services for after-school programming and their parents would request additional assistance such as…