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Should an individual, in addition to the right to live, have a right to die? The debate of euthanasia has been a globally controversial and overheated issue for many decades. The word 'euthanasia' is derived from Greek 'euthanos' meaning 'a gentle and easy death'. However, it is now used to refer to the killing of patients who are incurably ill and in great pain and distress, in order to relieve them of their sufferings. Euthanasia can be of three types: voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide or mercy killing (euthanasia performed with patient's consent), non-voluntary euthanasia (when the patient is unable to give consent) and involuntary euthanasia (which is performed on a patient against his will). Euthanasia can be carried out either by administering a lethal dose of a suitable drug (active euthanasia) or letting the patient die by withholding treatment (passive euthanasia). While passive euthanasia is considered legal in many countries (India, Australia, Germany, England, etc) active euthanasia is only legal in Netherlands and Belgium. The person seeking euthanasia often argues that in a civilized society giving everybody the right to a 'dignified death' without pain is ethically acceptable as a universal principle. However, there are many social, political and moral dilemmas legalizing euthanasia. In this dissertation few of them is highlighted.
Ethical Aspects of Euthanasia. Introduction to the Debate
The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II, 2019
The subject of the study is the ethical aspects of euthanasia. The framework of the article does not allow for a comprehensive and complex analysis of the issue presented in the title. In view of the above, the purpose of the article has been limited to two aspects. The first one is the clarification of terminology and an attempt to draw out the classification of euthanasia. The second one is showing the arguments that supporters and antagonists take in the ongoing debate on the subject of euthanasia. In the author’s opinion, the subject that strictly corresponds to the subject matter in the study remains the legal regulations of individual countries regarding euthanasia. This issue has been highlighted at the end of the article and may constitute a contribution to the discussion.
Contact International Journal of Research On Social and Natural Sciences, 2017
Of late, euthanasia is a moral problem in medical science as well as applied ethics. Medical science has tried to solve the problem of euthanasia in various ways. In the present article we have discussed elaborately about euthanasia and tried to show that now-a-days euthanasia is an ethical issue in not only our country but also in the world. In the second part of the article we have tried to define the word 'euthanasia'. Thirdly we have introduced different types of euthanasia in details. Finally we have discussed about the morality of euthanasia. The article concludes that all countries must consider legalizing euthanasia because it can save millions of patients around the globe hours of grueling pain and suffering instead of dying a peaceful death.
Contemplating the controversy Exploring the Ethics and Realities of Euthanasia
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024
Euthanasia is one of the most debatable and emotive subjects and has remained controversial on ethical, medical and legal grounds in 20th century and it still is. During all this this time public opinion, decisions of courts, and legal and medical approaches to the issue of euthanasia has been conflicting. It has sharply divided scientific & unscientific public to its supporters and opponents. All major religions are strongly against legalizing killing. A majority of the intellectuals are of the opinion that the sanctity of life, as a primary principle, should be given due consideration before legalizing euthanasia or mercy killing. In the current study authors will probe into the approaches of various countries, in different regions of the world, towards Euthanasia. In some Western European countries, euthanasia is a legal medical procedure backed up by the law and it is conducted for the ease of the critically ill patients. On the other hand, we do have countries where euthanasia is considered a murder like any other murder. On the third place, there are many states where euthanasia is a murder committed under some specific circumstances. In this manuscript the authors have tried to discuss different approaches towards euthanasia; how it is dealt with in different countries; it’s advantages, disadvantages and a comparison between the countries where euthanasia is considered as a murder and between the countries where it is a completely legal medical procedure.
Ελληνικό Περιοδικό της Νοσηλευτικής Επιστήμης, 2012
Introduction: Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Aim of this review is to present different views and arguments about euthanasia and to discuss the Legal regulations and the way that modern societies confront the inevitable dilemmas that it brings in surface. A literature review was conducted on google scholar for articles about the theme using as key words: euthanasia, active, passive, pros/cons, legislation. Results: The results of the literature review came up with its pros and cons of it. Some of the pros are that it provides a way to relieve extreme pain, a way of relief when a person's quality of life is low and an insurance of the rights of dignity and self-determination. The basic cons of it is that it devalues human life, it has become a means of health care cost containment and that there are objections about the expressions of willingness for people under High psychological pressure or for population groups like older people with dementia or mentally ill. Under the pressure of the new circumstances in the last decades, Euthanasia became the subject of legislative interventions in a number of countries. But even the most complete regulatory framework cannot predict all the aspects. Every different case will always be a confrontation with important existential and emotional issues. Conclusion: Before resulting in Euthanasia, a person must consider the situation. There are a lot of circumstances under which euthanasia is a reasonable and responsible choice. Each case is different from another
Why Letting Die Instead of Killing? Choosing Active Euthanasia on Moral Grounds
Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy, 2018
Ever since the debate concerning euthanasia was ignited, the distinction between active and passive euthanasia – or, letting die and killing – has been marked as one of its key issues. In this paper I will argue that a) the borderline between act and omission is an altogether blurry one, and it gets even vaguer when it comes to euthanasia, b) there is no morally significant difference between active and passive euthanasia, and c) if there is any, it seems to favor active instead of passive euthanasia. Therefore, while the distinction between active and passive euthanasia might be meaningful in terms of description, if it is considered to be endowed with moral weight and used on purpose of justifying one type of euthanasia instead of the other, it becomes morally problematic and misleading.
EUTHANASIA: AN ACT OF PERFORMANCE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF ETHICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
International Journal of Applied Research (IJAR),, 2021
There has been much debate in recent years all over the world over issues concerning the end of life, such as 'Suicide' and 'Euthanasia'-the assisted suicide. Euthanasia became a matter of general debate in the late nineteenth century for the rst time. The Public became conscious and felt the necessity to achieve a good death by allowing the terminally ill patient to die with less pain. The preoccupation of medicine in the 1950s to 1970s was to extend life at all costs (Van Delden 1988). However, both the concepts of patient's rights and liberty have widely highlighted the terminally ill person's right to decide the time and the way by which the person should die (Heintz,1994). The word 'Euthanasia' which is Greek in origin appears during Hallenistic period. "Greek word-'eu' means "goodly or well
The traditional distinction between active and passive euthanasia requires critical analysis. The conventional doctrine is that there is such an important moral difference between the two that, although the latter is sometimes permissible, the former is always forbidden. This doctrine may be challenged for several reasons. First of all, active euthanasia is in many cases more humane than passive euthanasia. Secondly, the conventional doctrine leads to decisions concerning life and death on irrelevant grounds. Thirdly, the doctrine rests on a distinction between killing and letting die that itself has no moral importance. Fourthly, the most common arguments in favor of the doctrine are invalid. I therefore suggest that the American Medical Association policy statement that endorses this doctrine is unsound. (N Engl J Med 292:78-80, 1975)
Medical, legal, social and bioethical assessment on euthanasia
Any reflection on euthanasia should be made from a medical, social, legal and bioethical perspective. Due to the multifaceted aspects of this issue, we make an interdisciplinary analysis with a bioethical assessment. As is known, euthanasia is based on the administration of drugs and other substances with the intent to cause the death of a person at their request or that of their representatives, in order to bring about death using a " theoretically safe, relatively quick and painless method ". This definition, in our opinion, doesn't intend to explain all the meaning of the euthanasia and assisted suicide practice in a country where the euthanasia law is legalized so we present this report to analyze the principal areas affected by the law.