Category: Assisted Suicide

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…

Synopsis of The story of Dax Cowart: In 1973 Donald ‘Dax’ Cowart, a 25-year-old, and his father were victims of a pipeline explosion in east Texas. From the earliest moments following the explosion, Cowart insisted on being permitted to die ._Dax was rushed to the Burn Treatment Unit of Parkland Hospital in Dallas. As the…

The topic that will be examining is physician assisted suicide, a well-known ethical dilemma which presents a multifaceted situation between moral imperatives. (PAS) is an extremely controversial topic such as abortion, death penalty, and cloning. Although these topics deal with different issues at hand, all four present contra claims on the matter of life which…

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…

Murder is a strong word. It is the killing of a human being that is usually thought out or planned, in some cases it is used for vengeance, and is against the law (Oxford English Dictionary). Any definition found that is associated with murder is always negative. Whether used for vengeance or own personal gain,…

Many people in society believe that life should end naturally. Moreover, life should be preserved to make sure that one lives as long as possible. There is a debate about whether assisted suicide is morally right or wrong. Assisted suicide is defined as a patient that suffers from an incurable condition and or terminal illness…

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…

Introduction: The way that we carry on with our life, the way we are supported nearing the end of our lives, and our actual death affects individuals close to us. If there is one thing certain about life, it is the fact that we all will eventually die, the important question is, when? It is…

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…

In Dan Brocks 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 Brocks view on legalizing…