Assisted Suicide



Abstract

In this research we try to discover the insight of “Assisted Suicide” in a holistic perspective. The key heart of the study is on “Assisted Suicide” and its relation with “Society”. The research also examines various characteristics of “Assisted Suicide” and tries to measure its effect. Lastly the research illustrates a variety of factors which are responsible for “Assisted Suicide” and tries to describe the overall effect of it.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Cultural perspective related to Euthanasia1

The “Right to Die”2

Financial aspect3

Arguments For and Against Voluntary Active Euthanasia4

Conclusion4

Assisted Suicide

Introduction

Today each of us has heard the term "euthanasia" or “Assisted Suicide”. First used in the 16th century by English philosopher Francis Bekkonom, it means easy care of life and before the Second World War the idea of euthanasia has been quite popular in medical circles in several European countries. However, the politics of German National Socialists, designated as "racial hygiene", seriously discredited the idea of euthanasia. Euthanasia is a controversial issue in social ethics. It is defined as the termination of an ill person's life in order to free him from the pain and sufferings he is going through. Most of the times, Euthanasia is carried out on the person's demand who is suffering from an incurable disease.

Discussion

The issue of euthanasia and/or assisted suicide has been a controversial topic for many years. Medical practitioners have claimed that they agree with the fact that it is the right of human beings to live, but what can they do when severely ill people do not want to live? The question arises that whether they have the right to die when they do not have the ability to commit suicide due to lack of physical strength or to do it painlessly.

Cultural perspective related to Euthanasia

Individuals from a variety of backgrounds live in the United States and bring with them their own set of cultural values and beliefs that influence end-of-life decision making (Ganzini, Goy, et al, 2008). This section will briefly discuss differences in beliefs about end-of-life decisions and voluntary euthanasia among five of the major cultural groups in the United States, including European Americans, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. It is important to note that there is a great deal of heterogeneity within each of these groups. Cultural influences other than “race,” including ethnicity, religious affiliation, the region in which one was raised, membership in other groups, and personal experiences with dying and death will also influence end-of-life decision making and views on voluntary euthanasia (Rietjens, Delden, et al, 2008). When working with individuals from these cultural groups it is important to discuss these issues on an individual basis.

The “Right to Die”

The first law to recognize the right of a one-by-one to pass away without prolongation of life by medical entails was the California Natural Death Act of 1976, sponsored by Assemblyman Barry Keene. He was provoked to preliminary the statute by his know-how with a close by whose physicians injected naso gastric and ventilator tubes without her ...