1. Euthanasia: Mercy Not Murder
EUTHANASIA, THE ETHICAL DEBATE .
People have addressed the ethical dilemma of euthanasia and assisted suicide since the beginnings of recorded history. Since then and to this day there has been no easy answer to the ethical question as to whether it is right or wrong. The issue arises today in part because the advent of life-sustaining treatment and other aggressive medical treatments to prolong life. .
When a person's health cannot be maintained or restored does that person have the right to select how and when they will die"? In this paper I will present several arguments for both sides, the "proponents" of legalizing euthanasia and the "opponents" of not legalizing these practices. Think hard about each side's viewpoint. Sooner or later we will see the topic on a ballot here in Florida. Others states, such as Oregon, Michigan and South Carolina already have.
To start this discussion we must first clearly define what euthanasia is. As defined by Robert Veatch's Medical Ethics, 2nd addition, euthanasia is the intentional killing of a human being by act or the omission of an act, for his or her alleged benefit. For example euthanasia by act would be giving someone a lethal dose of medicine to end his or her life. A well-known example of this would be Jack Kavorkian and his death apparatus. An example of Euthanasia by omission of an act would be the removal of a feeding tube. An example of euthanasia by omission would be not feeding someone who is in a persistent vegetative state. It is basically causing someone die, rather than allowing that person to die naturally.
Virtually all the great philosophers have addresses the subject. The word "euthanasia" is derived from the Greek language and means simply "good death." It did not mean, "the practice of killing a person for benevolent motives", as we use the word today. As stated earlier the ethical question of euthanasia being right or wrong is not an easy one.
Euthansia, meaning "easy death," is one of the most acute and uncomfortable contemporary problems in society. The debate concerns one question: is euthanasia ethical? The case rests on one fundamental moral principle: mercy. Terminally ill patients often request that doctors put them out of their...
Euthansia Euthanasia is often called "mercy killing". It is intentionally making someone die, rather than allowing that person to die naturally. It is sometimes the act of ending someone's life, who is terminally ill, or is suffering in severe pain. Euthanasia is mostly illegal in the world toda...
Death has always been the easiest option to avoid such problems.one such option is euthanasia.euthanasia or 'mercy killing' comes from the Greak word 'Euthanatos' which means taking of the life of another person. who should make decision about where,when and how we die? Euthanasia is a controvers...
The word `euthanasia' is a combination of the ancient Greek words `eu' and `thanatos', meaning `a good death' or `the bringing about of a gentle and easy death'. Nowadays, the meaning of this word stands for mercy killing. In total, there are six different ways in which euthanasia can occur: Active ...
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