According
to LIFENEWS, this summer, a doctor killed a healthy 24-year-old woman in
Euthanasia since the woman thought of suicide since she was a kid. The woman
was called Laura who felt that she wanted to die ever since childhood. Laura
(24): “Life, that’s not for me”. She suffered from inner conflict, depression
and self-destruction. The woman terminated her life with Euthanasia. Euthanasia
can be defined as “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an
incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma” by Oxford
Dictionaries.
Laura’s death makes me think about
euthanasia in a different way. Should euthanasia be allowed to use simply when
the patient wants to do so? In the news, Laura was actually very healthy
physiologically. She had good friends, affable parents, and many hobbies.
However, just because she thought the only acceptable treatment to her
psychological disorder was death, then the psychiatrist agreed to relieve her
by using euthanasia. Is that really right? Her disorder might be treatable if
the psychiatrists persisted in treating her with various therapies. Should
doctors agree to let their patients die when their patients wanted to die
voluntarily while there are actually some other ways to avoid their deaths? In
my opinion, I think we should think about this question with full consideration
because all human beings are connected somehow. Even though some people will
argue that everyone possesses right to die in dignity and without pain, and
should allow others to help them do so if they cannot manage it on their own.
Nevertheless, in most cases, it is not that simple! Take Laura as an example,
she had parents who loved her so much, and she had friends who cared for her.
She should really take great consideration of her parents, of her friends, of
anyone who loved her. Death is complicated and influential! Love is always
there to overcome death! Maybe love in my opinion is ideal, but I still want to
believe in it!
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/euthanasia
I agree with your opinion because nobody knows what will happen in the future, so people should face optimistically instead of decide to give up their lives. Also, as psychiatrists, the responsibility is to taking care of the patients and try to find a way helping them live in a better life instead of let them give up their lives. Laura herself needs to consider the feeling of her family and friends, who will be really depress after her death.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea that to think about the question with full consideration. When one plans to commit suicide, the one should consider about how sad would her/his family and friend feel about her/his death. Plus, I believe the action of helping others to commit suicide equals to killing since they should try their best to encourage people to believe there is something good about life, and death is not the only way to solve the problem.
ReplyDeleteEuthanasia is a very controversial topic, and i think it is not necessarily unethical. On the one hand, for those people who suffer so much from the physical and mental pain of diseases, euthanasia is the best way to end their lives since it a means for them to free themselves from the tortures and meaningless life. However, on the other hand, as you mentioned above, people still regard it as an immoral action since they think that those who commit euthanasia do not take full consideration of the feelings of others and the negative effects it might cause among the society. Therefore, I think euthanasia could be either the best or the worst way to end one's life.
ReplyDeleteEalan, this is a great example about the ethics of euthanasia. Most people debate the issue when thinking about terminal illness. However, when thinking about the example you provided - a physically health 24 year-old woman - throws the issue into a whole new light. Do you know how long Laura had been in therapy and how many different kinds of treatment had been tried?
ReplyDeleteAs the example you talked about, I think euthanasia is not necessary. People should cherish their lives, so if there are ways to overcome death, they definitely should try. However, to some degrees, I believe that euthanasia is necessary to relieve people from physical pain. Maybe for some dying people, living one more day is a kind of pain for them. Therefore, euthanasia can not be commented as immorality or morality, because it depends on the different events.
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