Within the field of medicine, there are new innovations everyday that seemingly bring people, science and medicine one step closer to a better quantity and quality of life for their patients. Whether a person has breast cancer or sickle cell anemia, there are a variety of problems within the medical field that have no cures or temporary solutions, and sometimes that are not able to increase the chance of a better quality of life. Although, sometimes a person comes to...
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It is considered a crime to commit suicide in some parts of the world. Ireland has gone through the same-sex marriage referendum and abortion referendum in recent years. I believe Ireland should now concentrate on a referendum specifically focused on assisted suicide. This essay will discuss the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act of 1993 in detail. It will include the Act's point of view through the rights and liberties of the Irish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights. Assisted...
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Composition Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) has been a controversial subject in the medical field for the past decade. It seems, however, that many people are unaware of the actual meaning of the phrase. PAS is commonly mistaken for euthanasia. Euthanasia is defined as 'a physician administers a lethal drug to a suffering patient'. A second action by physicians that is confused with PAS is called 'terminal sedation.' Terminal sedation is when 'medical care providers administer barbiturates or benzodiazepines to sedate...
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Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is a highly controversial, ethical dispute in end-of-life care. Its aim is to help those with terminal illness end their lives at a time of their choosing, with dignity and without pain. PAS is defined by Gaston, Randall, and Kiesel (2018) as “the process that allows terminally ill adults to request from their physician, receive from the pharmacist, and take a lethal dose of medication to end their life” (p. 73). It is not a matter exclusive...
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According to the Death with Dignity website Physician-Assisted Dying or their preferred terminology death with dignity is defined as “Death with dignity statutes allow mentally competent adult state residents who have a terminal illness with a confirmed prognosis of having 6 or fewer months to live to voluntarily request and receive a prescription medication to hasten their inevitable, imminent death.” (deathwithdignity.org). Although the physician would not be physically assisting in their patient's death like they would with lethal injection. The...
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November 1, 2014, Brittany Maynard ended her life. In January of that year, she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. What was first a grade 2 astrocytoma, within four months, turned to a grade 4 astrocytoma (glioblastoma) with a prognosis of six months to live. After many failed treatments Maynard decided to take advantage of her right-to-die. Living in a state where physician-assisted suicide was illegal, she decided to move her and her family from California to Oregon and take...
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Euthanasia: the right to die or the right to kill? Throughout the years, there has been a continuous debate over the morality of euthanasia implementation for terminally ill patients. Euthanasia is often referred to as a “mercy killing”, as well as “rational suicide”. Essentially, it is an act of ending a life or allowing the death of terminally ill individuals with the aim of relieving their near-death sufferings. Euthanasia can be performed actively, meaning that a doctor administers a lethal...
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The current policy around death and dying is a highly emotive subject. One that is discussed time and time again. At the heart of this policy should be the person who is terminally ill. Most would want to see their loved ones have their dignity respected and prevent avoidable suffering, and be able to end their life as they see fit. To see another human being suffer at the end of their life is cruel, inhumane, and just prolongs the...
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Trent Shelton once said, “The right decisions are always the hardest to make it. But they must be made in order to live the life you deserve.” In Anaheim, California on January 1, 2014, it was discovered that Brittney Maynard had brain cancer. In fact, she had only six months left to live. Of course, Ms. Maynard wanted to have the choice of ending her own life because of the situation she was in. In order to benefit from Oregon’s...
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The subject of euthanasia is never a straightforward one. The word euthanasia is derived from the Greek language where 'eu means good' and 'euthanasia means death'. It is also known as 'mercy killing,' and is referred to as being an act that deliberately ends a person's life. This could be because the individual is suffering from a long-term illness or is terminally ill and this gives them considerable suffering and pain daily. There are different forms of euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia...
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Hallopeau-Siemens Syndrome According to studies by Diedrichson et. al (2005) Hallopeau-Siemens Syndrome is a type of a rare skin disease called Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. This type of skin disease can be inherited, it is severe and described as a disease wherein the skin is forming a blister and organs are also affected. There are many cases where there are infants born with this disease survive because they experience the mild type of dystrophic epidermolysis. A special case of this type...
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To kill or not to kill has been a raising topic regarding the fair right of animals and humans to live. No doubt that most viewers know the term animal euthanasia: the act of putting an animal to death or allowing it to die with extreme medical measures. Euthanasia literally means “good death,” delivered by an intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital. (Peta) Due to overcrowded animal shelters, not enough rooms can be provided for thousands of abandoned animals. Yet stray...
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Euthanasia is described as an act or omission which of itself and by intention causes death, with the purpose of eliminating all suffering [1]. As such because this is a controversial topic that involves both life and death it falls under the category of being a biological ethical issue [2]. However, recent a form of euthanasia referred to as voluntary euthanasia, where a doctor acts out euthanasia at a patient’s request was legalized in Victoria in June 2019, will be...
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In Dan Brock’s “voluntary active euthanasia,” Brock discusses some of the reasons that support the idea to allow voluntary active euthanasia. He argues against killing the patient involuntarily and states that it is acceptable to let the patient die by not taking away his or her life. I will agree with Brock’s view on legalizing the use of active euthanasia because a patient’s autonomy should be respected. I will disagree with the legalization of physician-assisted suicide based on its consequences,...
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Euthanasia also known as 'assisted dying' is the process of intentionally ending a very sick person's life in order to alleviate them from the suffering the disease is causing. Euthanasia is usually only used on a person with an incurable condition, however, there are other instances when euthanasia can be carried out. For Example, only a minority of suicides in England involved long-standing incurable people. 1.5 Euthanasia is significant today as many people who are experiencing unbearable pain or are...
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Dogs share the same environment as humans and play an important role in their ecological adjustment therefore my dilemma is going to discuss how a medic decided to put an animal down without the owner’s consideration. The ethical dilemma here is that the dog is a meaningful being for the owners but according to the doctor the animal couldn’t survive, and the owners wanted to take him home without considering the pain and suffering this one would have in their...
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Each year, around 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized to make room for new strays, to whom the same process would undergo the following year (qtd. in ASPCA). Even more are “put down” due to age, health, and personal reasons. Regardless of the purpose behind it, is euthanizing animals ethical? For some background information, ethics as defined by Merriam-Webster are “a set of moral principles: a theory or system of moral values” or “the principles of conduct governing an individual...
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The Community has certain rules and cultures, some of which are understandable since they can help bring peace and balance, and some of these rules are inhumane and would set the Community into chaos if they realized how messed up their rules and cultures are. Their rules are quite hard to understand and some are Inhumane, but there is a balance within all of these rules and cultures. Imagine being in a society where you don't have the ability of...
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