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Since there is no basis for it in the majority of legal regimes, it is typically considered to be either murder or suicide depending on who carried it out: the patient or another person. However, medical professionals are permitted under the law to make the decision not to attempt to prolong a patient’s life when the patient is in excruciating pain, and they are also permitted to prescribe painkillers even if doing so would result in the patient’s death. At the very end of the 20th century, a number of European nations’ legal systems had specific clauses that allowed for moderate sentencing as well as the evaluation of mitigating factors in the event of euthanasia-related trials.The possibilities for advanced medical practise to extend life through the use of technological means has prompted the inquiry of what possible options should be available to both the patient’s doctor and the patient’s family in situations involving excessive emotional or physical suffering, particularly in situations in which the patient is unable to make a choice. On the one hand, the families of comatose patients who appear to be nearing the end of their lives have initiated legal proceedings against the medical establishment in an effort to force them to stop providing extraordinary life support to their loved ones. These actions have resulted in criminal charges being filed against physicians for either doing nothing to long lasting life or withdrawing life-supporting measures.
What is Euthanasia
The act of putting an end to a patient’s life in order to alleviate the suffering of that patient is known as euthanasia. In most cases, the patient in issue would be nearing the end of their life or be enduring intolerable levels of agony and suffering.The term “euthanasia” originates from the Greek terms “eu” (meaning “good”) and “thanatos,” which means “death” (death). It is the hope that through the practise of euthanasia, a patient can have what is considered to be a “good death” as opposed to being doomed to a death that is drawn out, excruciating, or otherwise demeaning.
There are euthanasia procedures that are not widely regarded as morally questionable. For example, killing a patient against their choice (involuntary, aggressive/active, other-administered) is nearly universally frowned upon and considered unethical. Adolf Hitler carried out a programme in Germany during the late 1930s and the early 1940s to eliminate children with disabilities even without the permission of the children’s parents. This programme was carried out under the pretence of improving the Aryan “race” and reducing costs to society. Everyone believes that carrying out this form of killing in the name of eugenics was unequivocally unethical at this point in time.
Arguments Against Euthanasia
- The preservation of life is less respected in a culture that legalises euthanasia.
- Adopting euthanasia is the same as adopting the notion that certain lives, such as some of the crippled or sick, are not quite as valuable as other lives.
- The practise of euthanasia on a patient’s own volition is the first step down a dangerous path which ultimately results in the killing of patients who are seen to be unworthy of life.
- It’s possible that euthanasia isn’t in the best interest of a person.
- The rights of the sick are not the only ones that are impacted by euthanasia; other people’s rights are as well.
Conclusion
The practise of euthanasia on a patient’s own volition is the first step down a dangerous precedent that ultimately results in the killing of patients who are seen to be unworthy of life.
Medical professionals are permitted under the law to make the decision not to attempt to prolong a patient’s life when the patient is in excruciating pain, and they are also permitted to prescribe painkillers even if doing so would result in the patient’s death. However,we came to different conclusions about the first three major ethical questions, but we were able to establish a significant consensus regarding how clinicians working in critical care should handle conscientious objections that are related to PAS/E. Throughout the critical care community, the various different viewpoints that have been offered in this study might help to create an open and informed conversation.Everyone believes that carrying out this form of killing in the name of eugenics was unequivocally unethical at this point in time.
