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Eboigbodin Gregory
James Slaughter
Christian Morality/ Period 4
AMDG
Physician Assisted Suicide Is Physician Assisted Suicide ethically Right or Wrong? The ethical issues of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) are both emotional and debatable as it ranks high with abortion. Some argue that (PAS) is ethically permissible for an ill dying patient who has choosing to escape the intolerable sufferings at the end of life. However, it is the physician’s duty to ease the patient 's suffering, which at times, justifies the idea of providing aids in dying. These arguments rely on respect for individual autonomy, which recognizes the rights of people to choose the regulation and manner of their death when faced with terminal illness. Others have argued that physician assisted suicide (PAS) is not ethically permissible, because it disagree with the orthodox duty of physicians to preserve human life and to do no harm. Furthermore, many argue that if physician assisted suicide (PAS) is legalized in the country, it would lead to different forms of abuses, because as social forces condone the practice, it will lead to a “downward slope” on the disabled, elderly, and the poor, instead of providing more complex and palliative care. While these arguments still persist with no end in sight, more and more of the terminally ill patients continue to cry out in agony for the right to end their own sufferings. Although the main issues around physician assisted suicide (PAS) is pain control, other Eboigbodin 2 proponents are still unwilling to compromise. It would be very satisfying for physicians to stop the assisting patients with terminal illness but they should thrive or work together on accelerated researches and broader education of physicians by rejecting outdated concerns of drug addiction that are associated with opiate drugs (Battin, M.d.). This will enable more terminally ill live the remaining of their lives without excessive pain. Although some others welcome advancements in pain control but …show more content…
I chose to go against it because it is a murder and a big sin against God. PAS is more like an abortion and preventing a patient to die naturally just seems like helping them to commit suicide. I believe pain and suffering is part of human life and Jesus himself face these sufferings while he was on earth. He experience physical pain and psychological pain but he endured it till he was finally called to glory. According to the scriptures, it says “ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”((John 16:33). With this, it shows that physician assisted suicide is not the best solution and it will never be. It is very important we learn how to endure pain for Christ Jesus is with us through our pains and suffering and we should not forget about the fact that our eternal goal after death is Heaven where there is no physical or psychological pain nor sufferings. Let 's not miss out on that by making those decision no matter how deadly and bad the case may be.
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Work cited
References Battin, M. (n.d.). Social and Ethical Aspects Assisted Suicide- The public debate over physician-assisted suicide. Retrieved April 16, 2011,
URL
from http://medicine,jrank.org Deadly scenario reflects corruption of life values. (2008).
Work cited
"Anguished Debate: Should Doctors Help Their Patients Die?" New York Times 24 June 1997. New York Times. Web. 4 May 2016.
Eboigbodin Gregory
James Slaughter
Christian Morality/ Period 4
AMDG
Physician Assisted Suicide Is Physician Assisted Suicide ethically Right or Wrong? The ethical issues of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) are both emotional and debatable as it ranks high with abortion. Some argue that (PAS) is ethically permissible for an ill dying patient who has choosing to escape the intolerable sufferings at the end of life. However, it is the physician’s duty to ease the patient 's suffering, which at times, justifies the idea of providing aids in dying. These arguments rely on respect for individual autonomy, which recognizes the rights of people to choose the regulation and manner of their death when faced with terminal illness. Others have argued that physician assisted suicide (PAS) is not ethically permissible, because it disagree with the orthodox duty of physicians to preserve human life and to do no harm. Furthermore, many argue that if physician assisted suicide (PAS) is legalized in the country, it would lead to different forms of abuses, because as social forces condone the practice, it will lead to a “downward slope” on the disabled, elderly, and the poor, instead of providing more complex and palliative care. While these arguments still persist with no end in sight, more and more of the terminally ill patients continue to cry out in agony for the right to end their own sufferings. Although the main issues around physician assisted suicide (PAS) is pain control, other Eboigbodin 2 proponents are still unwilling to compromise. It would be very satisfying for physicians to stop the assisting patients with terminal illness but they should thrive or work together on accelerated researches and broader education of physicians by rejecting outdated concerns of drug addiction that are associated with opiate drugs (Battin, M.d.). This will enable more terminally ill live the remaining of their lives without excessive pain. Although some others welcome advancements in pain control but …show more content…
I chose to go against it because it is a murder and a big sin against God. PAS is more like an abortion and preventing a patient to die naturally just seems like helping them to commit suicide. I believe pain and suffering is part of human life and Jesus himself face these sufferings while he was on earth. He experience physical pain and psychological pain but he endured it till he was finally called to glory. According to the scriptures, it says “ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”((John 16:33). With this, it shows that physician assisted suicide is not the best solution and it will never be. It is very important we learn how to endure pain for Christ Jesus is with us through our pains and suffering and we should not forget about the fact that our eternal goal after death is Heaven where there is no physical or psychological pain nor sufferings. Let 's not miss out on that by making those decision no matter how deadly and bad the case may be.
Eboigbodin 4
Work cited
References Battin, M. (n.d.). Social and Ethical Aspects Assisted Suicide- The public debate over physician-assisted suicide. Retrieved April 16, 2011,
URL
from http://medicine,jrank.org Deadly scenario reflects corruption of life values. (2008).
Work cited
"Anguished Debate: Should Doctors Help Their Patients Die?" New York Times 24 June 1997. New York Times. Web. 4 May 2016.