Analysis: When Living Is A Fate Worse Than Death

The physician has to remain willing to care for and the patient has to remain willing to be cared for and that is a respect for life. PAS neglects that respect for life. Dyck then says that when the respect of life is present in the patient, they seek pain relief methods which have shown to successfully prolong life and ease pain until the illness takes the life of the patient (Dyck, 40). Killing is also a violation of an individual’s inalienable right to life, according to Dyck. He states that suicide leaves adverse effects on those that are intertwined with that individual’s life.

It is recognizable that assisted suicide goes against human nature. Physician assisted suicide is judged morally wrong because every human is inclined to continue living. In the event that a terminally ill patient cannot be cured, palliative sedation is an option. According Boudreau, “we believe that the art of healing should always remain at the core of medical practice…sedation is morally acceptable to avoid severe pain…sedation achieves a humane and compassionate period for the patient, caregivers, and family without precipitating important concerns about slippery slopes”. Healthcare facilities have to comply with the rules and regulations.

I believe this is a justified way to die because it allows someone who is terminally ill to die on their own terms and not waste away –something they may not want to do in front of their family. In addition, it takes into account the other side of the slippery slope of when to draw the line in assisted deaths. Oregon, Washington and the Netherlands require proof of terminal illness, a competent human that is capable of making decisions and you must be followed by a physician that has to confirm the diagnosis along with required written requests and witnesses to sign the paperwork. These requirements are there to make certain that the person is not actually healthy, like most of Kevorkian’s clients, and completely understands what they are asking for and it also makes it so the doctors are not held accountable for assisting in the death of their patients but are allowing them the decision to make their own

It seems crazy that a disease this severe could be something that is almost completely avoidable if the situation is handled correctly. However, as Wurtzel points out, a disease may be worsened by a certain scenario but is often already affecting a person's life. NEED MORE HERE In Prozac Nation, Wurtzel uses many techniques, including personal accounts and medical facts, to show both sides of the argument. Throughout the book, readers are asked to decide if they think depression is genetic or environmental. NEED TO FINISH

The quote evinces that people can still feel hurt emotionally after if the incident happened years ago when Polly swallowed hard. This also emphasizes the long-lasting effects of the loss of an important family member. Moreover, when Polly explained to Teenie about her parents’ demise, she “paused, stood up, and walked outside of the hot cookhouse, taking deep breaths. I am not going to cry!” (Draper 101). The quote expresses Polly’s sorrow about her parents’ deaths by forcing herself not to cry and taking deep breaths.

Both patients are choosing to die and taking deliberate measures to do so by changing the routine(s) of their treatment. If the means to die by stopping medication are permissible, the means to die by taking medication ought to be permissible. The advent of technology has made many contributions to sustain life. However, before this technology, many people would die without years of suffering. Today, people with critical illnesses are given the option to stop treatment in order to hasten death.

They didn’t know what to do when they found out that she was pregnant; they were young, they didn’t have any money, they were scared, they didn’t want to tell anybody, they didn’t know what to do, and the only option that they could see was to terminate the pregnancy. So that’s what they decided to do… they went to a clinic, they had the procedure done, and at first they felt relieved that all their problems had gone away. But then something happened that they did not expect… and that’s over the next few weeks, which turned into a few months, they began to feel an intense sadness… and a pain and an agony and a guilt that wouldn’t go away. They didn’t know what to do, so they finally went to see a counselor; they said look — tell us what to do, we just don’t know, and the counselor made a suggestion. The counselor said here’s what you need to do — stop acting like you had a procedure, and act like you had a death in the family.” Here, John Cooper is explaining how the song was influenced by the couple’s story of abortion.

Should prolonging a life take precedence over the quality of that life? If the quality is so low that the individual is in constant pain, can’t take care of themselves, or is having a machine keep their heart and lungs working their suffering should be allowed to be ended. No one should be forced to live life with such severe problems if they choose not to, and assisted suicide is simply a way for them to finally have some

The decision to or not to donate is a moral decision. There can be no right or wrong answering this. There is a policy known as the Dead donor rule that raises a lot of ethical questions. Medical professionals must weight the value of saving a life with the individual rights with their body. However, with this rule the person must be declared dead before a doctor can harvest the organs.

The limitation of current end of life care education The end of life care education course can shape nurses’ attitude toward caring of dying patients so as to reduce anxiety about death and consequently have a positive influence on nurses’ attitude towards caring of dying (Wass, 2004; Abu Hasheesh, AI- Sayed AboZeid, Goda EI-Zaid& Alhujaili, 2014; Adesina, DeBellis & Zannettino,2014; Wessel & Rutledge, 2005). However, somehow, there is still limitation of end of life care education to the newly graduated nurse in delivering end of life care. Nursing students and newly graduated registered nurses claimed that the training was inadequately prepared them to deal with death and dying (Cavaye & Watts, 2010). Also, 72% in 607 registered nurses reported that did not formally end of life care courses in