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Analysis Of "Scared To Death Of Dying", Article By Herbert Hendin - Term Papers

Analysis Of "Scared To Death Of Dying", Article By Herbert Hendin

The background for this work is that the existing conflict over
legalizing assisted suicides and euthanasia could bring our values down and
society apart. The problem is not legalizing or opposing to it, the real
problem is to find a way to care for the terminally ill. We have the
responsibility to help the terminally ill die in a decent way not killing them.
If we don't have a policy or rule against this we are permitting doctors, like
Jack Kevorkian, to become famous for killing people. The claim for this work is
that assisted suicides and euthanasia should be illegal.
The Oregon Law would allow people to die quicker and without dignity.
We can see that this is true in the story of ...

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had
no mental illness.
Doctors can cause or hastened death without the patient's request. This
can be seen in the Netherlands were a 30 year-old man who was H.I.V.-positive,
but had no symptoms and may not develop them for years, was helped to die.
Probably the doctors didn't explain that even if he had a terminal disease he
could enjoy the rest of his life with his family and friend that were about to
lose him.
Doctors aren't trained to do this in medical school and the public
doesn't know better. This is because doctors aren' t trained properly in the
relief of pain and discomfort in terminally ill patients. And time should be
devoted in medical schools to explain to the future doctors that there are going
to be some patients that they are not going to be able to save but must address
their needs. Also the public hasn't been properly educated about the choices
they have at the end of their life.
The purpose of this work is to create a national commission that would
study ...

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Added: 6/17/2005 12:42:05 AM
Category: English
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