The Right to Die: Ethical, Legal and Medical Perspectives

This essay explores the multifaceted debate surrounding the right to die, examining arguments for and against physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. It begins by defining the right to die and its implications, differentiating between passive and active euthanasia, and highlighting the experiences of terminally ill patients. The essay presents arguments in favor of the right to die, focusing on the alleviation of suffering and the potential for a more peaceful end-of-life experience. Conversely, it also addresses counterarguments, such as the importance of pain management and the sanctity of life. The essay considers the role of medical professionals and legal frameworks in this complex issue and references relevant literature to support its claims. Overall, the essay provides a balanced overview of the ethical, legal, and medical perspectives on the right to die, aiming to promote a deeper understanding of this sensitive topic.

Patients should have the right to die
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Patients should have the right to die
The right to die means that person is trying terminate their life. Dying is at once a fact of life and
mystery. Death comes to all yet when each person experience in way that only accessible to
family member or physician. Evidence and experience both indicate that much dying is far
harder than it should be.
There are two type of euthanasia that every look into both positive and negative manner. For
example- The patient dies on his own in sense that doctor do not anything to the patient. It is
simply neglect him, stop giving the medication which helped in remain alive (Karan, 2020).
Another way, medical staff members is where doctors perform some kind of action in which
bring to end the life of patient. In some situation, it might have involve giving a powerful
injections.
In favor of - “Patients should have the right to die”
Most terminally ill patients have suffering from so much pain that they cannot sometimes
bear. Patient should have experience a poor life and very frustrated for some to experience such
as intractable pain. This is reason why most of specialist allows the patient to end their life. For
instance, medical professional is in better way to understand the situation of patient. If patient is
going to die in long time, then it is just need to keep protect 2-3 days within hospitals. Even
when medical staff members does not end the life of patient. It may give some peaceful
environment.
The provision by a doctor, consciously, to the patient who has completely requested,
which means that end his or her life. Generally, patient may choose to go with different
physician assisted for suicide (Morris, 2020). At that time, medical specialist will provide
everything all necessary aspect and patient will perform the certain acts. For Example- 57%
Physician practicing of new method or technique, giving idea of patient to use themselves for a
pain free death.
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Against – “Patients should have the right to die”
It might have argue that terminally ill patient can be needed the relieved off pain, if it has
been experienced through a proper management. It is also true that specialist medical staff who
handle the patient’s, while providing the better training session. Therefore, it is helping to
improve performance and then handling extreme medical cases such as terminally illness. Just
live person has the right to end their life, but it should be consider as illegal aspect. It is not right
for people to hurt themselves. Therefore, it is consider as disheartening to being treated patient.
In some cases, Constitution has implementing the legal policies or policies that help to take
certain action against the person, who will try to end the live of patient. It is not right for every
people to end their live.
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REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Karan, A., 2020. To control the covid-19 outbreak, young, healthy patients should avoid the
emergency department. Bmj. 368.
Morris, A.N., 2020. A Right to Die, a Right to Insurance Payouts? The Implications of
Physician-Assisted Suicide on Life Insurance Benefits. Montana Law Review. 81(2).
pp.213-246.
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