Assisted Suicide
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ASSISTED SUICIDE 1
Physician Assisted Suicide
Maureen Dippel
PHl-103
Karan Kart
October 22, 2012
ASSISTED SUICIDE 2
THEISE
My thesis is about Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS). I find this subject to be very important to me. There a lot of pros and cons on the subject Physician Assisted Suicide.
INTRODUCTION
Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) is perhaps the most compelling and clinically relevant mental health issue in palliative care today. The desire for death, the consideration of suicide, the interest in PAS, and the relationship of these issues to depression and other psychosocial issues appear to be a paramount importance.(Breitbart, William, MD and Rosenfeld, Barry, D.,PHD)
DEFINITIONS OF ASSISTED SUICIDE
Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician. The deliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family member, or another individual.
Assisted suicide is helping a person to end his or her life by request to end suffering. Euthanasia, is a broad, generic term meaning help with a good death.(Humphry,Derek(2006)
WHERE IS IT PERMITTED
In the United States assisted suicide is currently legal in the states of Oregon, Washington and Montana. Assisted suicide is specifically prohibited in many of the states including Wisconsin.
ASSISTED SUICIDE 3
In 2007, major legislative attempts to legalize assisted suicide were defeated in Hawaii, Vermont and California.
Some of the other countries that permit assisted suicide are, The Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain (The Prime Minister of Spain is calling for assisted suicide to be legalized), Australia, New Zealand, Columbia and Luxembourg.
OTHER COUNTRIES
What is happening to elderly persons in hospitals and nursing homes has alarmed public opinion in several countries. In hundreds of...
Physician Assisted Suicide
Maureen Dippel
PHl-103
Karan Kart
October 22, 2012
ASSISTED SUICIDE 2
THEISE
My thesis is about Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS). I find this subject to be very important to me. There a lot of pros and cons on the subject Physician Assisted Suicide.
INTRODUCTION
Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) is perhaps the most compelling and clinically relevant mental health issue in palliative care today. The desire for death, the consideration of suicide, the interest in PAS, and the relationship of these issues to depression and other psychosocial issues appear to be a paramount importance.(Breitbart, William, MD and Rosenfeld, Barry, D.,PHD)
DEFINITIONS OF ASSISTED SUICIDE
Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician. The deliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family member, or another individual.
Assisted suicide is helping a person to end his or her life by request to end suffering. Euthanasia, is a broad, generic term meaning help with a good death.(Humphry,Derek(2006)
WHERE IS IT PERMITTED
In the United States assisted suicide is currently legal in the states of Oregon, Washington and Montana. Assisted suicide is specifically prohibited in many of the states including Wisconsin.
ASSISTED SUICIDE 3
In 2007, major legislative attempts to legalize assisted suicide were defeated in Hawaii, Vermont and California.
Some of the other countries that permit assisted suicide are, The Netherlands, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain (The Prime Minister of Spain is calling for assisted suicide to be legalized), Australia, New Zealand, Columbia and Luxembourg.
OTHER COUNTRIES
What is happening to elderly persons in hospitals and nursing homes has alarmed public opinion in several countries. In hundreds of...