Moving Towards Legalization of Euthanasia and/or Assisted Suicide in English Law

Moving Towards Legalization of Euthanasia and/or Assisted Suicide in English Law

Introduction

Life is beautiful but various cruel incidents of life make our heart and our selves hopeless and dead. Some people cannot bear the pain of these misfortune events that life show to us and ultimately they want an escape from facing all this by choosing death for them. Some people commit suicide on their own while others seek guidance of a physician. The objective of this paper also revolves around the same phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to presents the findings for the legalization of physician assisted suicide.

The term 'euthanasia' is often defined as the termination of the life of an extremely sick person to relieve him or her from the pain or suffering. However, in many cases, it is carried out when a person wants to die intentionally, but there are several cases, where a person is not allowed to make such requests (Wittes, 2010).

Thesis Statement

As it is the right of human beings to live, in a similar way it is also the right of a severly ill individual to end his or her life, with assistance from others.

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. 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 (Anatoniolli, Fiorentini, 2010). 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. When working with individuals from these cultural groups it is important to discuss these issues on an individual basis (Anatoniolli, Fiorentini, 2010).

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 consent. The Keene Act permits for the use of a “living will” ...