A lot of people do not want to die, especially through suicide or murder. Assisted suicide is a controversial practice that is recognized as suicide committed with assistance from another person. If the person assisting in the death is a physician who provides patients with means or knowledge to kill themselves, it is referred to as physician aided death. Doctors who do this know the intent of the individual and still provide them with resources.
Physician-assisted suicide, also called PAS, may involve doctors offering counseling to patients on lethal dosage of drugs, as well as prescribing them and supplying them with these. Another euphemism that might be used in describing this act is assisted dying. The practice is not the same as mercy killing or euthanasia, which involves physicians administered death via lethal drug.
PAS is done with the request and consent of patients. These people administer what is necessary to cause the death. Some might be surprised at how many consider this option. The conversation about this topic involves a lot of different issues related to ethics, society, morals, law and religion. This is because it relates to murder and suicide, two acts that are frowned upon in most societies.
There are many things that might make people consider this an option. Those who request this often have chronic illnesses that are expected to limit their lives in a number of ways. They may have no more hope in controlling their life or health anymore. Plus, most feel physical discomfort and pain that cannot be properly relieved. Aided death could be the only way in which they feel they still have a choice or option, as they can control how they end life.
This practice has been made legal in certain areas of the world, such as Columbia, Japan and Australia. However, it is still outlawed in most other parts and is a controversial topic. Nonetheless, people who are suffering may find this is the only, and best, solution they have. They might welcome death, as it seems like a much better reality than pain and illness. This might also be a decision that their loved ones encourage and respect. Every case is different.
Most patients in this situation seek a better quality of life that they feel as if they cannot achieve. They may be in a bad state of physical suffering, which is expected to reduce quality of life. Frustration may also be present if they know that there is nothing that doctors can do to make them better. Opponents also have their concerns, such as: medical ethics, risk to public safety, roles of physicians, religious ethics, prejudices against disabled persons and the slippery slope argument.
It can be helpful to do research on this topic, if interested. There are plenty of resources that offer info related to this topic. While many are against this procedure, some organizations have been set up in support of PAS.
Knowledge is key when it comes to discussing and forming an opinion about suicide. Many do not believe this is the right answer, but not all have been in the same shoes as people who have considered it. Suicide can be hard to understand and even more difficult to accept.
Physician-assisted suicide, also called PAS, may involve doctors offering counseling to patients on lethal dosage of drugs, as well as prescribing them and supplying them with these. Another euphemism that might be used in describing this act is assisted dying. The practice is not the same as mercy killing or euthanasia, which involves physicians administered death via lethal drug.
PAS is done with the request and consent of patients. These people administer what is necessary to cause the death. Some might be surprised at how many consider this option. The conversation about this topic involves a lot of different issues related to ethics, society, morals, law and religion. This is because it relates to murder and suicide, two acts that are frowned upon in most societies.
There are many things that might make people consider this an option. Those who request this often have chronic illnesses that are expected to limit their lives in a number of ways. They may have no more hope in controlling their life or health anymore. Plus, most feel physical discomfort and pain that cannot be properly relieved. Aided death could be the only way in which they feel they still have a choice or option, as they can control how they end life.
This practice has been made legal in certain areas of the world, such as Columbia, Japan and Australia. However, it is still outlawed in most other parts and is a controversial topic. Nonetheless, people who are suffering may find this is the only, and best, solution they have. They might welcome death, as it seems like a much better reality than pain and illness. This might also be a decision that their loved ones encourage and respect. Every case is different.
Most patients in this situation seek a better quality of life that they feel as if they cannot achieve. They may be in a bad state of physical suffering, which is expected to reduce quality of life. Frustration may also be present if they know that there is nothing that doctors can do to make them better. Opponents also have their concerns, such as: medical ethics, risk to public safety, roles of physicians, religious ethics, prejudices against disabled persons and the slippery slope argument.
It can be helpful to do research on this topic, if interested. There are plenty of resources that offer info related to this topic. While many are against this procedure, some organizations have been set up in support of PAS.
Knowledge is key when it comes to discussing and forming an opinion about suicide. Many do not believe this is the right answer, but not all have been in the same shoes as people who have considered it. Suicide can be hard to understand and even more difficult to accept.
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