Euthanasia Essays

A traditional Catholic or natural law approach would argue that suicide goes against the idea of humanity as the ‘faithful steward’ of life given by God. The Catholic Church considers euthanasia as ethically wrong; this deontological viewpoint has always taught the absolute and unchanging value of the commandment ‘You shall …

I remember traveling to Los Angeles with my mom to meet her grandmother. My mom told me that her grandmother was sick, but I never imagined how sick she was. When we arrived at her grandmother’s house, it was hard for me to believe that she was still alive. She …

The questionable practices of physician assisted suicide (P.A.S.) and voluntary euthanasia have been popular debate topics for several years. The merciful relief of pain and suffering P.A.S. and voluntary euthanasia can alleviate is negatively construed by narrow minded, biased thought processes, which leads to a rigid and unreasonable position. Being …

The issue of euthanasia or mercy killing is a topic of wide debate in the world for a long time. Especially in the country that euthanasia is illegal as Thailand. It is an important issue because it involves morality, attitude and effects feelings of other people in society. Although it …

Before I start summarising the two articles, I would like to put on the top of this work the most common description of the term “euthanasia”. So Euthanasia is: “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Origin: early 17th …

This report discusses a very controversial topic, euthanasia. There are many forms that Euthanasia can take: Euthanasia can active voluntary, passive voluntary, active involuntary or passive involuntary. As all other controversial topics, there are two extreme views. There are reasons for being against euthanasia, including religious ones. There are also …

Voluntary euthanasia is the act of ending someone’s life when he or she requests it. Many countries such as the Netherlands and some parts of America have legalized voluntary euthanasia and most people do support it. There is some opposition however, to voluntary euthanasia, for example the church who believes …

The deliberate act of ending another’s life, given his or her consent, is formally referred to as euthanasia. At present, euthanasia is one of the most controversial social-ethical issues that we face, in that it deals with a sensitive subject matter where there is much uncertainty as to what position …

Throughout the twentieth century, major scientific and medical advances have greatly enhanced the life expectancy of the average person. However, there are many cases where doctors can preserve life artificially. The term euthanasia has recently been employed by some scientific men in advocating the reasonableness of relieving the sufferings of …

Euthanasia, or physician assisted suicide, is a highly debatable topic amongst physicians. They argue about euthanasia being ethical or non-ethical. Some physicians argue that euthanasia is a free choice by the person and they should be in control of their own live and when they want to die. However, other …