Essay On Active Euthanasia
Involuntary euthanasia is used to pronounce the murder of a person who has not agreeably commanded assistance of dying (TheFreeDictionary 2003) Voluntary euthanasia is when the individual who is murdered has demanded to be killed (Catholic News Agency 2004)
Active euthanasia happens when the medical experts, or another person, consciously do something that makes the patient die. An example of active euthanasia is murdering a person by overdosing them with anaesthetics i.e. Painkillers (BBC 2014)
Passive euthanasia arises when the patient dies because a doctor either did not do something essential to keep the patient alive, or stopped doing something that is required for survival. Examples of passive euthanasia include switching off life-support …show more content…
Physician-assisted suicide would be much better for families as they get to say a proper goodbye and see the patient pass away in peace instead of finding their brains splattered against the wall from a bullet. This is a communitarian theory due to communities being heart broken when finding out their kid/friend has committed suicide.
If physician assisted suicide is legalised in Australia, doctors can use the patients vital organs for organ transplants. Over 12,000 Australian’s suffer each year while waiting on a transplant waiting list (ShareLife 2012) One organ and tissue donor can change the lives of 10 or more people, which means that every patient that dies due to physician-assisted suicide could overall save thousands of people (DonateLife 2014) This is a utilitarian and communitarian theory due to the outcome benefiting the community as a whole.
If physician-assisted suicide was legal in Australia, doctors and nurse could spend more time on the patients who have a higher chance of living instead of spending their time helping a terminally ill patient who has a high chance of passing away shortly (The Conversation 2010) The community is benefiting from this due to having more time with
Active euthanasia happens when the medical experts, or another person, consciously do something that makes the patient die. An example of active euthanasia is murdering a person by overdosing them with anaesthetics i.e. Painkillers (BBC 2014)
Passive euthanasia arises when the patient dies because a doctor either did not do something essential to keep the patient alive, or stopped doing something that is required for survival. Examples of passive euthanasia include switching off life-support …show more content…
Physician-assisted suicide would be much better for families as they get to say a proper goodbye and see the patient pass away in peace instead of finding their brains splattered against the wall from a bullet. This is a communitarian theory due to communities being heart broken when finding out their kid/friend has committed suicide.
If physician assisted suicide is legalised in Australia, doctors can use the patients vital organs for organ transplants. Over 12,000 Australian’s suffer each year while waiting on a transplant waiting list (ShareLife 2012) One organ and tissue donor can change the lives of 10 or more people, which means that every patient that dies due to physician-assisted suicide could overall save thousands of people (DonateLife 2014) This is a utilitarian and communitarian theory due to the outcome benefiting the community as a whole.
If physician-assisted suicide was legal in Australia, doctors and nurse could spend more time on the patients who have a higher chance of living instead of spending their time helping a terminally ill patient who has a high chance of passing away shortly (The Conversation 2010) The community is benefiting from this due to having more time with