Assisted Dying Research Paper
According to lstream.org, "One in seven people will need a blood transfusion once in their lifetime." A blood transfusion is where a patient is in need of a certain amount of blood due to a significant amount of blood lost. During surgeries, anything could go wrong. If a patient's body is not responding well to the surgery, then a blood transfusion could be in order, due to the blood lost. The human body needs blood circulating through the body at all times. If not enough blood is circulating then the body could shut down causing even more problems. Although many will argue that it is illegal for a doctor to perform something with the patient's consent, blood transfusions can be an emergency need for a patient that has just been in surgery
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Many decisions like this are due to the fact of the endless amount of pain that one is going through. An article called, “Social Science & Medicine” states that, “Elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying.” The article supports the idea of people wanting to give up. There are people out there that do want this, but it is not a healthy way. By denying a blood transfusion it won’t be an instant death. There will be more days ahead where there will be pain but by accepting the transfusion there is more possible ways the doctors will be able to help since the body will have a positive reaction. Without the required amount of blood in the body, different reactions will happen to the different medications and equipment because the body is not in the healthiest shape. There are patients who will argue that giving up on life because of the pain is a reasonable way to deny a blood transfusion. However, when a doctor performs a blood transfusion on a patient who is about to give up, it reassures them that there is hope in all the mixed emotions. The doctor has faith and believes that the patient he is operating on is going to pull through. Blood transfusions are meant to save someone’s life, not end it and by giving doctors the opportunity of performing a blood transfusion without the consent of the patient, the operation will continue to help save
Many decisions like this are due to the fact of the endless amount of pain that one is going through. An article called, “Social Science & Medicine” states that, “Elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying.” The article supports the idea of people wanting to give up. There are people out there that do want this, but it is not a healthy way. By denying a blood transfusion it won’t be an instant death. There will be more days ahead where there will be pain but by accepting the transfusion there is more possible ways the doctors will be able to help since the body will have a positive reaction. Without the required amount of blood in the body, different reactions will happen to the different medications and equipment because the body is not in the healthiest shape. There are patients who will argue that giving up on life because of the pain is a reasonable way to deny a blood transfusion. However, when a doctor performs a blood transfusion on a patient who is about to give up, it reassures them that there is hope in all the mixed emotions. The doctor has faith and believes that the patient he is operating on is going to pull through. Blood transfusions are meant to save someone’s life, not end it and by giving doctors the opportunity of performing a blood transfusion without the consent of the patient, the operation will continue to help save