i am doing a research paper about assisted suicide. i dont want the arguement of 'why cant you just kill yourself by yourself?; so, why cant you? why do u need a physician to help you? (this is not about euthanasia there is a difference!)
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Assisted suicide IS euthanasia.This is a really good website about it:http://www.assistedsuicide.org/...And here:http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthan...
because doing it yourself is against the law and not too many people look kindly on the Drs. who do euthanasia=some families want it to be over with though ,especially if the person is being kept alive by machines
The argument for assisted suicide is usually that people have the right to decide when to die. In a way, it makes perfect sense. If you've decided it's time to die, have gone through some sort of a "pre-death" counseling, perhaps a mandatory waiting period, then why not have a doctor's assistance so you can make sure it's done painlessly, and that it works, so you don't end up jut maiming yourself? It's a point of view that I think is pretty easy to sympathize with as a basic right. But, it gets more complicated when you look into why not. There's the question of medical ethics. Doctors traditionally pledge that they will "first, do no harm." So ending the life of a healthy person may be unethical, and ethics are very important to medicine. Of course there is the question of whether one can sanely and rationally decide to die. It runs counter to our nature as living beings to want to die. We just aren't supposed to be wired that way. Other factors in the debate are religious objections, ie, suicide is considered a mortal sin by some churches, the consideration of the patient's family, and of course tha fact that it's just kind of a creepy idea to most people. Of course in the case of the terminally ill, it's a totally different story, with totally different arguments. I think these ideas might give you a direction to go in for the paper. Hope the brainstorm helped!
With the words ‘physician-assisted’ in front, the humanitarian manner of the suicide – and its lawfulness – is apparent to most people. Clearly it is not a sad, depressive suicide because only a competent, dying adult can get this sort of help from a doctor.Each person has autonomy over their own life. Persons whose quality of life is nonexistent should have the right to decide to commit suicide, and to seek assistance if necessary.
Sometimes a terminal illness is so painful that it causes life to be an unbearable burden; death can represent a relief of intolerable pain.Those who argue that PAS is ethically justifiable offer the following sorts of arguments: 1. Respect for autonomy: Decisions about time and circumstances death are very personal. Competent person should have right to choose death.
2. Justice: Justice requires that we "treat like cases alike." Competent, terminally ill patients are allowed to hasten death by treatment refusal. For some patients, treatment refusal will not suffice to hasten death; only option is suicide. Justice requires that we should allow assisted death for these patients.
3. Compassion: Suffering means more than pain; there are other physical and psychological burdens. It is not always possible to relieve suffering. Thus PAS may be a compassionate response to unbearable suffering.
4. Individual liberty vs. state interest: Though society has strong interest in preserving life, that interest lessens when person is terminally ill and has strong desire to end life. A complete prohibition on assisted death excessively limits personal liberty. Therefore PAS should be allowed in certain cases.
5. Openness of discussion: Some would argue that assisted death already occurs, albeit in secret. For example, morphine drips ostensibly used for pain relief may be a covert form of assisted death or euthanasia. That PAS is illegal prevents open discussion, in which patients and physicians could engage. Legalization of PAS would promote open discussion.
I don't think it should be allowed for any reason. Little things lead to bigger things. It's legal in some countries to have assisted suicide (Euthanasia) if all you are is depressed! That's wrong because you might not always be that way.
It's not up to us to decide when we should die.
God gave us life and He's the one to decide when to take it.
Because some people just can't do anything right without someone stepping in to help
Assisted suicide should not be okay.As Christians, we believe that human life is a sacred gift from God to be cherished and respected because every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). In heeding God’s command, "Thou shall not kill" (Exodus 20:13), we recognize that we cannot end of our lives or the lives of others as we please. We must respect and protect the dignity of human from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.Euthanasia occurs when a doctor or medical staff person administers a lethal dose of medication with the intention of killing the patient. Assisted suicide occurs when a doctor or medical staff person prescribes a lethal amount of medication with the intent of helping a person commit suicide. The patient then takes the dose or turns the switch. We also recognize the need for the proper management of pain. Modern medicine provides effective treatments for pain that guarantees that no one will suffer a painful death. No one needs to escape pain by seeking death. Suicidal wishes among the terminally ill are due to treatable depression similar to that of other suicidal people. If we address their pain, depression and other problems, then there is generally no more talk of suicide.Repercussions of Assisted Suicide
+ The patient seriously, possibly completely, damages his or her relationship with God.
+ Anyone assisting a suicide gravely endangers his or her spiritual, psychological, and emotional well-being including family members and medical professionals.
+ Corruption of the medical profession: whose ethical code calls on physicians to serve life and never to kill. The American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and dozens of other medical groups argue that the power to assist in taking patients’ lives is "a power that most health-care professionals do not want and could not control.”
+ Society will more and more disregards the dignity of human life.Possible Corruptions
+ Exploitation of the marginalized: The poor, the elderly, minorities, those who lack health insurance would be the first to feel pressure to die.
+ Cost control: Patients with long term or expensive illnesses and considered economic liabilities would be encouraged die.
+ Rebirth of historical prejudices: Many able-bodied people, including some physicians, say they would "rather be dead than disabled." Such prejudices could easily lead families, physicians, and society to encourage death for people who are depressed and emotionally vulnerable as they adjust to life with a serious illness or disability. Jesus uttered the words of faith that continue to inspire and to guide the Church’s teaching in this mystery of Christian death: "This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again" (John 10:17). With love in Christ.
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