viernes, 8 de abril de 2011

EUTHANASIA



EUTHANASIA


This practice is known as death without physical suffering "or " willfully caused death”. Euthanasia refers to any act or omission which, to avoid suffering the ill or terminal patients, accelerated his death with his consent. Euthanasia is designed to prevent unbearable suffering or the artificial prolongation of life. This practice is not new or recent. It is connected to the development of modern medicine. It is a practice that is prohibited in many countries. Throughout history it has been used as an excuse to concrete the elimination of social groups.

Euthanasia is a persistent problem in the history of humanity, which face different ideologies. Wake up all sorts of ethical debates. Some arguments in favor are:

Everyone is autonomous and has the right to decide about her life. The person as a patient has every right in making medical decisions relating to himself.
The Living Will document is a tool to regulate the medical action in situations where the patient loses the ability, at the time, to decide on the medical action regarding your health.
Our society is based on protecting human rights. Everyone has the right to decide on all matters relating to your body, for consistent, decide whether or not to live.

Life, under certain conditions, can become worthless, a condition that would violate the right to human dignity. There is no reason to accept a limited form of existence, which are sacrificed family and friends and to himself. A life that can not live is not a privilege, is a punishment. That makes the human being only one case of interest. It is not just the man to submit to painful situations, when you have the power to prevent it.

Moreover, in order to have a broader view of the chosen subject, some arguments against this practice are:

God is the only person that has the right to take away or give life not a doctor. If someone is terminally ill and in pain then doctors help with the pain, when the time is right God will decide when the person's life comes to an end.

If everyone decided to give in and die then where would the world be now in terms of medicine? There are several ways you can look at this question. Naturally the first way to look at it is from your own point of view you may feel that if life is not worthwhile to you any more as a result of let us say pain that is being suffered as a part of a terminal illness it makes sense that you should be able to say no more this is not worth putting up with any more so you get your medic or friend to help you shuffle the mortal coil so to speak. The first thing that will happen is that there will be specialists that will take care of this problem as most doctors would rather not have anything to do with this side of the patients treatment, After this it will be only a matter of time before euthanasia is allowed as a result of the patient having some time in the past alluded to their agreement to being euthanized after they had lost the ability to give express permission to have this done.

With an aging population more and more people are going to prove to be a drain on the treasuries coffers, so chances are that the government is going to be behind this as it will save them a lot of money. The next line of thinking will be that at a certain time the decision to terminate will be made by a board with the aid of the patent's doctor or doctors. This can put the power of life and death in the hands of a few medics.

In conclusion, euthanasia has been widely criticized practice of much debate among the people. What everyone should do in order to understand the euthanasia is placed on the role of the patient and close relatives. Evaluate to what extent human beings can make a decision as difficult as ending a life and to what extent we permit the killing of a family member, or at least until the point we have the courage to see the suffering of another person.






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2 comentarios:

  1. The issue about Euthanasia is very controversial. No doubt it is God who gives us life. It is God who must say when we die. If euthanasia is practiced consider it as a homicide or suicide.

    It does not matter if the sick person or family makes the decision, this should be viewed as a crime.

    I strongly disagree euthanasia.

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  2. This is a very interesting topic and very controversial. As we discussed in class, only when you are in that position could really understand what people feel. "Mar Adentro" id an excellent movie that undergoes the issue.

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