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  • Essay / Euthanasia: The Good Death - 1171

    Morally, in doctor-patient relationships, doctors fully respect patients' wishes, decisions and autonomy. But when patients wish to die at the doctor's hands or even receive an overdose prescription to help fulfill their wish, it can cause an outcry over whether performing euthanasia is morally right or wrong. But this is where doctors must decide and honor euthanasia wishes even if it goes against their code of ethics and seems morally wrong. Even if the only job of a doctor is to ensure the lives of patients and to keep them alive. Euthanasia or “good death” is the practice of ending life to end any type of suffering. Either with medication or a lethal injection. As long as the patient's death resulted from freedom from suffering, everything was fine. Although euthanasia is considered a "good death," there are other euthanasia practices that may go against the patient's wishes, called involuntary euthanasia. Or allowing someone to die without any help, which is called passive euthanasia. Additionally, when you have a patient who is competent and agrees to die and seek help, this is called voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. In “Sounding Board Death and Dignity, A Case of Individualized Decision Making” by Timothy E. Quill talks about a patient. from her first name Diane. An ordinary person but one who struggled with alcoholism and depression. Quill, with vigorous testicles, then discovers that she is suffering from acute leukemia. Knowing this, Quill and other doctors advised Diane to seek treatment as soon as possible. But she refused and just wanted to go home and be with her family. Although at that time she didn't feel any pain because... middle of paper ... hey, it wouldn't have any value to society. According to him, this is a limit that should never be crossed, because it could mislead patients. Given this, it is understandable that the pursuit of active euthanasia and PAS may lead to further consequences. But it should never get to the point where a patient is pressured or forced to undermine their autonomy. In conclusion, euthanasia is and should be a “good death.” Having a patient like Diane's death should end without suffering. Without being pressured or deceived and pushed to death and going completely against their autonomy. Once you oppose their autonomy, other problems and conflicts arise. They are the voice of their own body and if desired, for good and rational reasons, they should have the right to make an important decision for their life..