Terminally-ill patients want to control their dying process and some choose to die with euthanasia. ... All people have the right to die, but it has to be limited to terminally-ill patients and patients who have no possibility of being cured. A lot of people say that they would die with euthanasia if they are terminally-ill patients. ... If chronically-ill patients want to have the right to die', people have to respect them. ... There should be the right to die when it is related to terminally-ill patients. ...

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In Oregon there is an exception that allows terminally ill patients in intractable pain to get a lethal prescription from their physician. ... Again this should be the patients choice not the governments. ... This is an argument in favor of strict controls to confirm a patient is "of sound mind." ... Should the state have the right to deny terminally ill patients in excruciating pain their wish of Euthanasia? ... In conclusion I feel that euthanasia should be legal to terminally ill patients and those in intractable pain. ...

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Some feel that a terminally ill patient should have a legal right to control the manner in which they die. ... Many families of the terminally ill have exhausted all of their funds caring for a dying patient and would prefer the option of assisted suicide to bankruptcy. While there are many strong opposing viewpoints, one of the strongest is that the terminally ill patient has the right to die in a humane, dignified manner. However, dignity in dying is not necessarily assured when a trusted doctor, whose professional ethics are to promote and maintain life, injects a terminally ill patient wit...

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Usually the incurably ill people ask their physician or relative to put them to death. ... But what most doctors do not realize is you should treat the patient, not the disease. And it is more important for a fatally ill patient to die painlessly and happy, rather than suffer on through life. Doctors should work to help the patient be satisfied and happy in everyway. ... It can help many patients and one day you might even wish is was legal. ...

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For instance, someone who is terminally ill and is suffering everyday is going to die eventually. ... A person should absolutely be able to decide to end their life if they are suffering or terminally ill. ... An example of this would be a patient ding from an overdose of pain killers. ... In this type of euthanasia, the primary objective is not to kill the patient. ... A person who is terminally ill may choose voluntary euthanasia because they have a poor quality of life. ...

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Denying terminally ill patients the right to die with dignity is cruel and unfair. ... Assisted suicide is a good death for patients. It eliminates drawn out, painful deaths, lets the patients die when they want, and does not eliminate the patient's own self-respect. ... This is a very raw means for a patient to request assistance. ... Denying terminally ill patients the right to die with dignity on their own terms is unfair and unjust. ...

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But a number of studies have shown that patients do want to know the truth.10 Clinicians may refrain from telling patients difficult truths because they feel uncomfortable doing so. ... Its topic headings are How to Get Started, How to Find Out How Much the Patient Knows, Finding Out How Much the Patient Wants to Know, Sharing the Information, Responding to Patients" Feelings, and Planning Follow-Through.11 Respect for patient autonomy is an important principle, but caregivers also have autonomy. ... In some, the living will is in effect only if the patient is terminally ill and death is i...

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If I were terminally ill, would I want to be euthanized so that I would not suffer anymore? ... Is it more unethical to make a terminally ill person suffer, or is it more unethical to go through the process of euthanasia? ... Is it unethical for a doctor to purposely take a life even though the patient has give their consent? ... Is the patient causing an emotional and financial burden on their caregiver and/or family by not going through with the process? ... Also, what if the terminally ill patient is suffering from dementia or another illness on top of the disease they are suffering from, w...

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The goal of palliative care is to achieve the best quality of life for patients and families" (75). ... Terminally ill patients also suffer from breathing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, malaise, confusion, nightmares, sleeping disorders, and other problems that are not well understood (57). ... Tube feeding is common for patients who are unable to eat or drink on their own. Choice in Dying, a national organization dedicated to serving the needs of the dying, maintains that "it is acceptable to withdraw nutritional life support from the terminally ill. ... For patients at the end of their li...

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Even some medical professionals think that a terminally ill patient does not in fact have the right to die. ... From there the patient must be able to communicate and understand the decision which is being made. ... To deny a terminally ill patient the right to death, is to force the individual and their family to endure pain, suffering, and financial strain. One thing many people do not consider with cases of terminally ill patients, is that keeping them alive for what will be an inevitable death often cost thousands of dollars each month. ... Of this 155 group, only 105 of the patients actua...

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However, the choice to die or suffer should be right of the patient. ... According to Oregon law, "Doctors may provide but not administer a lethal prescription to terminally ill adult state residents. It requires that two doctors agree that the patient has less than six-months to live, has voluntarily chosen to die, and is able to make health-care decisions." ... The choice of the patient to kill himself ensures a patient's rights and prevents families from having suffer watching their family member die on their bed without being able to do anything to help him. ...

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This procedure differs from physician-assisted suicide, where the patient performs the last act. ... Voluntary euthanasia involves the patient=s explicit consent of the death, while involuntary euthanasia occurs when the decision to die is made by someone other than the patient. ... The law, called AThe Rights of the Terminally Ill Act,@ was only effective when certain prerequisites are met, but was eventually overturned by the Australian Parliament in 1997. ... Doctors are employed to assist the patient in his health and heal any physical ailments he might have. ... Giving care and suppor...

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The big question is should a person who is terminally ill, in excruciating pain and feels their life is not worth living, be able to end their life. ... These essays stated that if a patient is suffering from an incurable, painful illness, they should be able to request that their lives be ended, and that a doctor be legally able to assist them in their dying. ... Many religious groups believe that human suffering can be a positive value for the terminally ill. ... Others say that pain experienced by the terminally ill can be controlled with tolerable levels through proper pain management, so ...

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