1. Euthanasia
Webster's Dictionary defines euthanasia as a painless and easy death. ... Humans have emotions that include anxiety, fear, love, compassion, sadness, and happiness. ... Of all these emotions listed, humans seem to be loosing one; compassion. ...
But how do prosecutors define the difference between ending a person's life with his or her permission, and helping a person commit suicide? ... "That is a supreme moment for love and compassion, by caregivers of the dying and by the dying for their caregivers (5)." ... It is time for all who have any true sense of compassion toward the dying, and who expect to receive compassionate care when they themselves are dying, to work unremittingly to foster adequate practice of palliative medical care. ...
Euthanasia is defined as the act of intentionally killing someone to relieve pain and suffering. ... So in this instance killing via murder is only worse because we are actively trying to end someone's life for our personal gain whereas in passive euthanasia it is more out of compassion. ...
Firstly I will look at abortion: "Abortion" Abortion can be defined as: "Premature expulsion of the foetus from the womb either done by operation or assisted by medication" The meaning of abortion is quiet clear from its definition. ... Basically euthanasia means killing someone in the name of compassion. ...
Knowledge grown with a splendid almost unimpeded, advance. Day by day we are becoming more knowledgeable about basic concerns such as birth, health, and death. It is a mark of progress to discover new problems and to solve ancient problems. Questions about death and dying are now often asked in publ...
Unfortunately, in the rest of America those Doctors who out of compassion, agree to such requests know they are breaking the law and putting their careers at risk. ... Passive euthanasia is usually defined as withdrawing medical treatment with the deliberate intention of causing the patient's death. ...