Discussion Post II

Student Post

(Student Name: Dayron Garay)

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the termination of a sick person’s life, since there are in an end stage of an ill, where they are suffering, and this method relieve them of their suffering.

In some cases the euthanasia is carried because the person who pass away ask for it, but there are also some others cases where the person can’t make such request, and it is there where I disagree with this method of ending person’s life.

This matter has been debated for many years and is surrounded by religious, ethical and professional considerations.

There are some ethical steps and questions that should be con considerate before make a decision

Would be ethic or right end the life of a terminally ill person who is undergoing severe pain and is suffering?

Under witch type of circumstance those euthanasia be justifiable to be performed?

hould human beings have the right to decide on people’s life and death?

I thing that euthanasia shouldn’t be allowed, even if it was morally right or not, because that decision could be abused and used as a cover for murder.

After made a quick research about this matter I would like to provide some definitions that will give you a better understanding of one of the different type of euthanasia.

Euthanasia comes in several different forms, each of which brings a different set of rights and wrongs.

Active and passive euthanasia

In active euthanasia a person directly and deliberately causes the patient's death. In passive euthanasia they don't directly take the patient's life, they just allow them to die.

This is a morally unsatisfactory distinction, since even though a person doesn't 'actively kill' the patient, they are aware that the result of their inaction will be the death of the patient.

Active euthanasia is when death is brought about by an act - for example when a person is killed by being given an overdose of pain-killers.

Passive euthanasia is when death is brought about by an omission - i.e. when someone lets the person die. This can be by withdrawing or withholding treatment:

Withdrawing treatment: for example, switching off a machine that is keeping a person alive, so that they die of their disease.

Withholding treatment: for example, not carrying out surgery that will extend life for a short time.

Reference

https://www.britannica.com/topic/euthanasia

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/end-of-life/euthanasia/index.cfm