Category: Euthanasia

Morality of Suicide and Euthanasia Suicide is when someone willingly ends their own life. Euthanasia is when a physician assists in ending a persons life. Reasons for suicide include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), bullying, mental illness, and substance abuse (alcohol, drugs, etc.). The reason for euthanasia is usually terminal illnesses or old age. The morality…

A Partial Defence To Mercy Killing Under the current law, the treatment of mercy killing at the point of conviction and at the point of sentencing are considerably different and must be examined separately. Mercy killing at the point of conviction In convicting a defendant, there is no direct leniency given to those who have…

Views On Euthanasia In Christianity And Hinduism Euthanasia, or assisted dying, is one of the most debated ideas globaly with many views for and against the motion. Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient who is suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. There has been a variety of…

Justification of Euthanasia: Giving People the Right to Die Peacefully Euthanasia is the assisted dying of giving people the right to die peacefully in people who are terminally ill or not experiencing their fullest life. euthanasia is all about letting the ill keep their dignity and having a peaceful death and limiting pain and suffering…

Euthanasia: Persuasive Essay Imagine, as you are living your happy, healthy life, you find out you have been diagnosed with a disease and soon become terminally ill. You are told that for the rest of your life you cannot walk, let alone move, and you find it hard to communicate with your family and friends.…

Assisted Suicide Argumentative Essay Introduction  In the United States, the right to die is a controversial and often emotional topic. There are two main sides to the argument: those who believe that people have the right to end their lives when they are suffering from a terminal illness or are in pain, and those who…

Huntington’s Disease: Causes, Typical Symptoms and Signs, Treatment Huntingtons disease is a genetic disease that causes progressive damage to cells in the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex which are both found in the brain. These areas control movement and the way one thinks, understands and remembers. The disease was characterized by George Huntington in 1872.…

End-of-Life Care and Practice End-of-life care and practice has evolved over the years. There has been a shift on the attitudes about death in American society. Age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status all contribute to the attitudes toward death. It impacts everyone individually and it is not a universal grief. Many Americans are uncomfortable in…

Right to Die: Legal Aspects of Euthanasia Right to Die Which is referred In Gian Kaurs case, is whether a right to die with dignity as part of a right to live with dignity in the context of article 21? The court observed: A question may arise, in the context of a dying man who…

The Morality of Euthanasia The use of euthanasia in the healthcare field has remained a highly controversial topic and has been widely debated. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the defnition of euthanasia is the act of practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a realtively painless way for…