Now looking back on history it is clear that euthanasia has had many negative effects. ... For this reason positive acts to end the lives of consenting persons, or life-ending actions taken by those persons themselves, are to be seen as absolutely unconscionable"(Weir 321). It is clear that allowing a society to take their own lives, legally, could have very serious side effects. ... In a study done, of the 24 percent of terminally ill patients who requested assisted suicide, all had also been diagnosed with clinical depression (Euthanasia.com). ... They made a great analogy between euthan...

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Many will choose to take treatments for their illness, if there are any available, even though the medication may cause certain unpleasant side effects. ... Comfort care also suggests that doctors simply do what they can to make life happier for the terminally ill and their family any way they possibly can whether it is through kind words, bright smiles, or funny jokes; anything just to lighten the air and the shoulders of those being burdened by a great illness. When a patient does request an aid to commit suicide, physicians are urged to pay special attention to make sure that there is no un...

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Offering employment to people 65+ may be of great assistance to the economy, the industry itself and especially the seniors themselves. ... Hence their pay would not have to be as great as others demand it to be. ... This depression can be so great that it might lead to other more serious disorders. ... Despite its possible detrimental effects, present employees may not wish to work with an older crowd feeling that it is an insult to them; that the aged group may exercise their "know-it-all" attitude causing conflict(s) of interest(s); and their unanticipated but unavoidable death. ... H...

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It is essential for HIV/AIDS to find out the cause of fatigue and treat it, because fatigue can have major effects on the person's quality of life. ... Research has shown that "satisfaction with support had a positive and significant association with quality of life and contributes to better overall health and illness adaptation."... Social support can help patients to cope with the harmful effects of stress that may be experienced from living with HIV/AIDS. ... Research has shown that "when psychosocial stressors such as disturbances in mood, low self-esteem, illness-related stress and...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor chooses to aid a patient in the process of killing himself or herself. This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases...

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Lying in her hospital bed, in a morphine-induced coma, Esther was well aware of the loving family that surrounded her. However, she was tormented by the fact that she could hear their words, feel their touches, but was unable to respond, to give them any small sign of comfort. Esther had been diagnosed with lymphoma over 5 years ago, and after all the harsh chemotherapy treatments, was now in the final stages. Her only relief from the pain was the high doses of morphine that were regularly being pumped into her body through an IV. This relief came at a high price; the drug-induced coma made it...

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