Introduction
I have identified euthanasia which is a contemporary health issue as my topic of study. Euthanasia often known as assisted suicide is the attempt to end one’s life to relieve one from pain or suffering. Euthanasia is relevant to my community since it occurs daily and it affects the lives of many people. There are strong opinions for and against euthanasia and researchers need to come up with solutions which are acceptable to all.
According to BBC News Europe (2014), “the Belgium Parliament passed a bill allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit, by 86 votes to 44, with 12 abstentions.” Belgium is now the first country to remove an age limit on euthanasia and for the past twelve years it has allowed euthanasia for adults. (BBC News Europe, 2014) It is only a matter of time before similar bills are legislated in other countries including the USA.
According to the Belgian legislation, a child who is terminally ill and in pain can request for euthanasia or their parents can give consent. The request must be voluntary and the child must be in a lot of pain for it to be considered by a doctor. Some people have argued that a child does not have the capability to make such decisions.
The argument supporting this law is that it will only affect a small population of teenagers. Also, the child should have made several requests for euthanasia while in pain and, parents and doctors must consent to it before it is administered. Most euthanasia victims are afraid of pain and often feel they are a burden to society. Doctors and Psychiatrists believe that they do not take part in assisted suicide but they are merely fulfilling their duties to ensure their patients’ wishes are granted. There is also the...
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In my opinion, however, legalizing euthanasia of children is immoral since most teenagers are not able to make simple decisions affecting their lives. The goal of palliative care is to lengthen the child’s life span and minimize suffering. Patients require easy access to palliative care at any given time and as opposed to relying solely on doctors to terminate their life.
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The Age (2014). Retrieved from The Age website: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/reject-euthanasia-and-save-us-from-dr-death-20140510-zr7xc.html
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Euthanasia - Pro and Con & nbsp; Abstract & nbsp; This paper will define Euthanasia and assisted suicide. Euthanasia is often confused with and associated with assisted suicide, definitions of the two are. required. Two perspectives shall be presented in this paper. The first perspective favor euthanasia or the "right to die," the second perspective. favor antieuthanasia, or the "right to live". Each perspective shall. endeavor to clarify the legal, moral and ethical ramifications or aspects of euthanasia. & nbsp; Thesis Statement & nbsp; Euthanasia, also mercy killing, is the practice of ending a life so as to.
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Larson, Edward J. “Legalizing Euthanasia Would Encourage Suicide” Euthanasia- Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Carol Wesseker. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1995. 78-83. Print.
One reason why the solution to have the patient consent to euthansia and have legal documentation of the consent is the patient would have be evaluated to show thier complete understanding of thier decision and know the consequences of that decision, which if the evaluation showed no understanding the assistance would not occur. The family would also be able to express thier feelings to the patient about the decision. This would help further asses the pati...