In medical situation, a disease will let a patient feel painful. ... A patient has got painful during the disease, it's really awful and let him/her feel depress. ... In this situation, a patient would like to end his/her life, so he/she can choose what he/she wants to do. ... You and everyone has the right to do whatever you want with your body, with one exception: you can kill yourself. ... For example, if patients' pains are brutal, we can let them to choose what they want to do, because we do not like to see them feel bad and uncomfortable. ...

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Depression means different things to different people. Depression can be a symptom, (as when a person says, "I feel depressed"), a sign (when someone observes, "he looks depressed"), or a diagnosable disorder. It is important to separate depressive disorders from everyday "blues" or sadness, whic...

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According to the World Book Encyclopedia, euthanasia is the practice of painlessly putting to death people who have incurable, painful, or distressing diseases. ... But what most doctors do not realize is you should treat the patient, not the disease. ... So the question is not if the disease is cured or treated but if the patient is content and treated. ... You want nothing more than to ease her suffering, but you cannot. ... It can help many patients and one day you might even wish is was legal. ...

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What's important is that the choice is available to anyone who qualifies."... Watching someone you love and care about actively die is devastating and painful. ... Cancer is not the only disease that can lead to a lingering but certain death. ... The Death with Dignity Act allowed Mike to take control of this terrible disease and cut short his suffering. ... I wish there was a cure for my disease but there's not." ...

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We should choose what we want to do. ... If you can't do anything you"re not really living. ... What's more of a crime? ... What is living? ... And there can be no soul without intelligence and you know that!" ...

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For example, if a person has some sort of disease and is hooked up to all sorts of toobs and machines and takes many kinds of medication with strong effects and side-effects and also this person cant get out of bed because is crippled. Now, what kind of life is that? ... I"m still not sure weather I agree with euthanasia or not, because this topic has so many sides that are good and bad that it makes you think real hard. ...

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Book Report for I Never Promised You A Rose Garden I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, by Joanne Greenberg, is a partly autobiographical book about a young girl named Deborah. ... Greenberg has fought to help people see past physical and mental handicaps throughout her life, and I Never Promised You A Rose Garden is just one more representation of that desire. ... While in the process of fighting her disease, Deborah meets characters in the novel whose interactions with Deborah each illustrate Deborah's progression out of emotional detachment towards others. I Never Promised You ...

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If you have ever been in such pain, or extreme depression that these people have been in then the most common answer would be that death would be an easier way out than going through what they are going through. ... Appropriate treatment, however, can help most people who suffer from depression (The invisible disease). ... ECT is a highly effective treatment for severe depressive episodes (The invisible disease). ... This old diseased and suffering man decided to live. ...

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Having sex is a huge responsibility, and if you aren't ready to handle the consequences, then having sex is not for you, and abortion is not the answer if you do get pregnant. ... What happen is the doctor pulls the baby to where all but the head is out of the woman, then with scissors, cut the baby's head open. ... What makes the "right to die" issue stand out from the others is the fact that death in this instance is not being feared or run away from, but welcomed and gladly received by people with terminable or incurable diseases who are suffering everywhere Most understanda...

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Having sex is a huge responsibility, and if you aren't ready to handle the consequences, then having sex is not for you, and abortion is not the answer if you do get pregnant. ... What happen is the doctor pulls the baby to where all but the head is out of the woman, then with scissors, cut the baby's head open. ... What makes the "right to die" issue stand out from the others is the fact that death in this instance is not being feared or run away from, but welcomed and gladly received by people with terminable or incurable diseases who are suffering everywhere Most understanda...

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Oregon law states that when a patient requests euthanasia they must be suffering from a disease that will end his or her life within 6 months. ... If killing patients is an option, how can I expect you to trust me to do all I can to help you?" ... The dignity and humanity in respecting the gift of life is what is important. ...

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No one can reasonably deny this, but it exacerbates a problem which has always been an issue, such as how do you treat those patients who are alive, but are not living lives they think are worthwhile, and have no prospects for anything better. ... Examples of those suffering from physical and psychological burdens are those who are living with Parkinson's disease, AIDS and even severe brain trauma, and many others who have been faced with life altering illnesses. ... You see similar situations when people elect to have a do not resuscitate order, because they want to avoid what life mig...

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He become very ill and his personality is not what it was before. ... Porfiry states, "I am convinced that you will decide to take your suffering - For suffering, Rodion Romanovitch, is a great thing - there's an idea in suffering"(397). ... Her childhood, from what we know, is one of prosperity and joy. ... Her daughter, Sonia, has to turn to prostitution, to support the suffering family and what little money she makes, her father squabbles it to quench his alcoholism. ... She, like Rodya, also suffers physically from a disease. ...

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Sometimes you might find a person that wishes not to take any medication, rather just let nature have its way. In some sad cases, even if there is the option of treatment, the patient's body may be so over-taken by their disease that it would be of no help. ... What both parties share is the desire to meet the needs of a dying patient. ... 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 ...

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They are usually prescribed when an individual does not respond to tricyclics or has a heart disease and cannot be administered tricylcics. ... The first step to overcoming depression is to realize what the symptoms are, and then to seek help. ... The best approach to dealing with depression is knowledge because the more you know, the easier it is to prevent and to treat. ...

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