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One of the topics that have defined medical ethics within the past several decades is with regard... more One of the topics that have defined medical ethics within the past several decades is with regards to what is become known as physician-assisted​ suicide. Whereas suicide has been an alternative for individuals in their decision towards lives since the dawn of human history, physician-assisted suicide is something of a new paradigm that allows for individuals who are otherwise terminally ill or have little hope of surviving a particular disease or illness to terminate their lives in what has been deemed as a dignified manner. However, regardless of what definition the process itself seeks to define, the reality of the fact is that a certain level of ethics, legalities, and contentious debate exists around such an option. As a function of analyzing these factors, the preceding analysis will seek to demonstrate to the reader how each of these determinants impact upon the way in which physician-assisted suicide is practiced and viewed within the current society. Moreover, the analysis will be specifically centered on attempting to answer whether or not physician-assisted suicide is permissible within the bioethical interpretation of maximizing the good to the patient. This is of course a tricky subject and one that bioethicists have continued to argue about for a great deal of time. In such a way, it is not the intent of this author to proudly state that a simple research analysis can answer the question once and for all; however, it is the belief of this student that seeking to weigh the determinants of physician-assisted suicide as compared to their drawbacks will help the reader to come to a more informed interpretation of bioethics and the practice itself.

One of the topics that have defined medical ethics within the past several decades is with regard... more One of the topics that have defined medical ethics within the past several decades is with regards to what is become known as physician-assisted​ suicide. Whereas suicide has been an alternative for individuals in their decision towards lives since the dawn of human history, physician-assisted suicide is something of a new paradigm that allows for individuals who are otherwise terminally ill or have little hope of surviving a particular disease or illness to terminate their lives in what has been deemed as a dignified manner. However, regardless of what definition the process itself seeks to define, the reality of the fact is that a certain level of ethics, legalities, and contentious debate exists around such an option. As a function of analyzing these factors, the preceding analysis will seek to demonstrate to the reader how each of these determinants impact upon the way in which physician-assisted suicide is practiced and viewed within the current society. Moreover, the analysis will be specifically centered on attempting to answer whether or not physician-assisted suicide is permissible within the bioethical interpretation of maximizing the good to the patient. This is of course a tricky subject and one that bioethicists have continued to argue about for a great deal of time. In such a way, it is not the intent of this author to proudly state that a simple research analysis can answer the question once and for all; however, it is the belief of this student that seeking to weigh the determinants of physician-assisted suicide as compared to their drawbacks will help the reader to come to a more informed interpretation of bioethics and the practice itself.

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