Euthanasia: Deciding When to End Life Support

Our national hero, a veteran, is dying in his bed. He is suffering tremendously. He lost control of his muscles day by day and lost control of the intestines, arms and legs. Nurses and doctors have to respond to all his needs for an hour every day. One of his wishes is to get rid of suffering. The way to stop the pain of this hero is euthanasia. When it seems to be the only solution, he ought to have the right to treat the pain with fast, dignified and compassionate death.

& Lt; Tab / & gt; If someone needs life support in order to live, many doctors think that this patient should be separated from life support to kill it. This is called euthanasia, or kindness and the end of someone's life. The word euthanasia comes from Greek "good death". There are two kinds of euthanasia. The first type is more controversial than the second type, it is an active euthanasia that can kill a patient painlessly. This can be done by overdose. The needle on the right figure is an example of a needle for active euthanasia treatment. The second type is passive euthanasia, which does nothing to prevent patient death. One example is to keep patients away from life support. There is also voluntary euthanasia, and patients are asked to die by selecting active or passive euthanasia. Occasionally voluntary euthanasia is confused with suicide assistance

Accept various types of euthanasia. Active euthanasia is a deliberate act of intentionally using fatal drugs to end the life of an incurable patient or a terminal patient. On the other hand, supporters of euthanasia use another term "passive euthanasia" to explain deliberately detaining or withdrawing life-saving medical care leading to death. Naturally, the term "passive euthanasia" was explained as inappropriate use of words. In most countries in Australia and the world, this method is not considered euthanasia at all. Indeed, according to Bartels and Otlowski's refusal or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, whether it is a patient's request or for the best interests of the patient, "It is an established part of the medical practice and is relatively controversial There is no. "