Ethnical issues regarding Euthanasia



Ethnical issues regarding Euthanasia

Introduction

The issue of euthanasia is a reality that has always worried. That was the fundamental reason for which we wish to investigate and further, perhaps with a hidden desire to alleviate some concerns and justify or explain some desires that, moved by the pain of others were not, in many cases, consistent with our Catholic principles. To be able to talk about the Right to Life and Euthanasia, they should first be defined by at least two notions: Euthanasia and the Right to Life, the first definitions are as those shown below: Some authors see the concept or the notion of euthanasia is too ambiguous, which may lead us to understand things very differently and even contradictory. Let's refer to it:

Normally used “Death without physical suffering “or” that is raised voluntarily”.

Another use is factual “painless death” or “death in the state of grace “

As etymological meaning. Or the “Fight against suffering at any price.” Suppression of life in terminally ill, either on request or of his family, the doctor or the state; decision to abstain from means extraordinary, considered disproportionate in the terminal phase and viewed as “therapeutic obstinacy” (Pool, 2000).

Discussion

The phenomenon of death is one of the inevitable facts of human existence. This reality does not reject in any way the mystery of why death. Through history, death has been the subject of a number of notions.

Consider relevant for the purpose of better understanding of the present work, make a brief reference to the different beliefs about the death were raised:

As a Cultural Concept: This concept comes primarily from the differentiation of man and animal. So ... “Death is probably the cultural trait of man, which means a complete break between their world and the animal.” This concept refers to the fact that man is the only being who buried their dead. That attitude is reflected in the relationship of man-corpse death involves a cultural characteristic that distinguishes it from animals (Kennedy, 1993).

On the other hand, consciously or unconsciously, the phenomenon of death surrounds human life, well, their fears, anxieties, etc., presented against the death mark our personality and therefore our way of life.

We conclude that, taking into account the different realities of each people, the cultural concept of death varies because customs differ from one another. To get to know these different notions and their influence on human affairs, we must analyze various aspects of each people: religion, philosophy, psychology, law, etc. Clear example of this occurs in the Egyptian people, purely religious, who organized their life according to death.

As a biological process: The human being is born, grows, reproduces and death. Death comes to be the end of life, but how ending a life. We cannot ignore the definite presence of biological element that will determine the completion of an existence.

Death, analyzed from a biological point of view ... “implies the extinction of the cells that make up the organs and tissues. This cell death occurs in a ...