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Euthanasia

Relevance to the 21 st Century. http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/77045-2/. Euthanasia. RG. Euthanasia – when a person takes action to end the life of a patient. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/38414.

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Euthanasia

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  1. Relevance to the 21stCentury http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/77045-2/ Euthanasia RG

  2. Euthanasia – when a person takes action to end the life of a patient http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/38414 Active – directly taking life (example: giving a lethal dose of drugs) Passive – indirectly taking life (example: turning off a respirator) Physician- Assisted Sucide – when a physician gives a patient the means to end his/her life

  3. ETHICS A terminally ill patient should not have to die in a state of great pain and suffering, with no hope of ever becoming healthy. Advocating Euthanasia Euthanasia would allow a patient to end a life that they consider meaningless and full of misery.

  4. A person should have control over his/her own body. ETHICS http://eslacs.tripod.com/english/danai-euthanasia.html Advocating Euthanasia This should include the right to decide whether to terminate one’s own life. Legalizing suicide and not euthanasia is contradictory.

  5. Ending a person’s life is murder. ETHICS Against Euthanasia There is great value on human life. Even if it is because the patient wishes it, the act is homicide and should be considered a criminal offense.

  6. Physicians take the Hippocratic Oath; they are healers and should not be permitted to end lives. ETHICS http://boards.virginmedia.com/shout/haveyoursay/righttodie.html?page=15 Against Euthanasia Permitting physicians to take lives would disable doctor-patient trust.

  7. Abuse of Power? Should euthanasia be performed on those who are not competent to decide for themselves? • Children and infants • Mentally ill • Who should make these life and death decisions? http://www.foch.org/sections/features/images/n200006132.jpg

  8. http://www.vr3.co.uk/vr3/images/world_map.jpg • Considered as homicide • Legalized in the Netherlands Legalization • Illegal in Canada and in the United States, except the state of Oregon

  9. Potential Consequences of Legalization • Abuse by government and by healthcare professionals • “Slippery Slope” • Specific guidelines must be put in place • Encouragement of suicide • Society placing decreased value on life

  10. http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03_03/nurseG0204_228x289.jpghttp://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03_03/nurseG0204_228x289.jpg Importance to 21st Century • The termination of life is a major issue because medical technology is advancing • Governments may decide to implement euthanasia to lessen costs of palliative care • Personal autonomy – the definition of rights, and the debate concerning whether people have a right to choose death are relevant independent of the time period

  11. http://www.idsachicago.org/fightclub/html/euthanasia.html Do people have a right to die?

  12. References The de Veber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research (1998) Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Retrieved December 2, 2007 on the World Wide Web: <http://www.deveber.org/text/euthan.html> Dixon, N. (1998, September). On the Difference between Physician-Assisted Suicide and Active Euthanasia. Hasting Center Report, 28 (5), 25. Retrieved December 2, 2007, from Health Source - Consumer Edition database. Gittelman, David K. (1999, April). Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide. Southern Medical Journal, 92(4), 369-374. Retrieved December 2, 2007, from Health Source -Consumer Edition database. Harris, Nancy (Ed.). (2005). The Ethics of Euthanasia. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press. Lavery, James V., Dickens, Bernard M., Boyle, Joseph M., Singer, Peter A. (1997) Bioethics for Clinicians: 11. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Retrieved December 2, 2007 on the World Wide Web: <http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/ 100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cmaj/vol-156/issue-10/1405.htm> McTeer, Maureen. (1999). Tough Choices: Living and Dying in the 21st Century. Toronto, Ontario: Irwin Law.

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