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. ...
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. ...