Category: Assisted Suicide

Introduction My paper is about a Christian Ethical Theory in regarding assisted suicide. I first encountered the topic of assisted suicide and euthanasia during this course of Ethics 101. I have been affected by the way in which arguments presented against and for the case in legalizing different kinds of forms of assisted suicide. In…

Introduction The goal of this paper is to answer the question, Should Christians support physician assisted suicide (PAS)? In answering these questions we need to systematically evaluate our moral beliefs in order to determine if they are justified and if yes, how so. This requires a discussion about meta-ethics and applied ethics. I will attempt…

The debate surrounding voluntary euthanasia is one that brings into question the ethics of choice and the importance of human life not only to the individual, but to the collective. There are those that argue that the patient should be able to choose for themselves if they believe that assisted suicide is the best option.…

November 1, 2014, Brittany Maynard ended her life. In January of that year, she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. What was first a grade 2 astrocytoma, within four months, turned to a grade 4 astrocytoma (glioblastoma) with a prognosis of six months to live. After many failed treatments Maynard decided to take advantage of…

According to the national survey of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia within the United States, public opinion polls show public approval for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Physician-Assisted Suicide gives terminally ill, yet legally capable of making decisions, patients the assistance of drugs at lethal doses to end their life. Physician-assisted suicide is controversial with many…

Assisted suicide, a hard pill to swallow for most people. Who wants their family members to resort to this option? No one does, it causes pain among family members and is just looked at as ethically incorrect. Many states do not allow this to be an option, and it is hard to get a doctor…

Introduction In history and cultures, suicide has been seen as a typical ‘bad death,’ going against the human nature instinct towards self-preservation (Hobbes 1996). In Europe, suicide was regarded as an offense to God, law, or society, and the act has been saw as a crime until 1961 (Minois 1999). This history continues to influence…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, euthanasia was first introduced to the world in the early seventeenth century. The word derived from the Greek word euthanatos meaning  easy death. (Merriam-Webster) Ever since then, euthanasia has served as a controversial issue that over time has come to mean a way to attain death. Controversial issues have…

Human euthanasia is the medical practice of assisting an individual with suicide through medication. Per the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition, euthanasia is, the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy (Webster). This practice…

End-of-life decisions can be a very difficult topic or issue to deal with for anyone. I have had to see people very close to me suffer from terminal illnesses, that if I may be so honest have literally prayed God make it stop. In that prayer of make it stop, I can tell you that…