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michelle tappert

against euthanasia - 2 views

www.euthanasia.com

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  • michelle tappert on 08 Dec 10
     
    pay special attention to the examples that will help show how euthanasia is not right. Example 1: an elderly person in a nursing home, who can barely understand a breakfast menu, is asked to sign a form consenting to be killed. Is this voluntary or involuntary? Will they be protected by the law? How? Right now the overall prohibition on killing stands in the way. Once one signature can sign away a person's life, what can be as strong a protection as the current absolute prohibition on direct killing? Answer: nothing. Example 2: a woman is suffering from depresssion and asks to be helped to commit suicide. One doctor sets up a practice to "help" such people. She and anyone who wants to die knows he will approve any such request. He does thousands a year for $200 each. How does the law protect people from him? Does it specify that a doctor can only approve 50 requests a year? 100? 150? If you don't think there are such doctors, just look at recent stories of doctors and nurses who are charged with murder for killing dozens or hundreds of patients.
Kayla Korman

euthanasia - 0 views

members.tripod.com/...eu.html

shared by Kayla Korman on 24 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • By denying them their right to euthanasia, the government satisfies its own moral standards but ignores the outcome of its action. Some patients cannot bear the excruciating agony that accompanies terminal illness and when they cannot obtain physician-assisted suicide, try to kill themselves even though they may not be in a condition to do so. They may also beg for the help of loved ones not trained in medicine in their suicide. As a result, the suicide may often be messy, painful and sometimes unsuccessful. It is unfair on the family and friends of the patients to have to go through such a nightmare when all they want is to free their loved ones of pain and torment.
  • In addition, doctors are afraid to openly discuss end-of-life decisions with patients due to illegalities. This prevents an open and honest relationship between doctor and patient in which the doctor can discover the patient's wishes regarding his/her own life and death.
  • Currently there are cases of misuse of euthanasia, for example in cases where the patient is pressured by family members to give consent to the ending of their lives. The legalization of voluntary euthanasia provides an opportunity for safeguards against just such a situation, and other instances of coercion and fraud. The legalizing of voluntary euthanasia would provide a set of guidelines and regulations for the parties involved to follow, such as psychological counseling and psychiatric evaluation
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  • right of every human being to make decisions regarding his own body and have these decisions respected.
  • right of every human being to make decisions regarding his own body and have these decisions respected.
  • Kayla Korman on 24 Nov 10
     
    this site gives really good example and situations where Euthanasia would be very positive
sara tsapekis

Do euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide violate the Hippocratic Oath? - Euthanasia... - 2 views

euthanasia.procon.org/view.answers.php

shared by sara tsapekis on 23 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Hippocratic Oath:
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      sara tsapekis on 23 Nov 10
       
      The Hippocratic Oath is an oath taken by doctors taken for them to swear that they will practice medicine ethically.
  • I will do no harm
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      sara tsapekis on 23 Nov 10
       
      Some may say euthanasia violates the oath especially due to this sentence. Some think that euthanasia causes harm to the person because it is killing them, while others believe that in certain situations, not performing euthanasia is harming the individual.
  • sara tsapekis on 23 Nov 10
     
    This site includes text from the Hippocratic Oath and famous quotes talking about whether euthanasia violates this oath or not. The Hippocratic Oath is relevant to euthanasia because all doctors take this oath and a certain amount of them perform euthanasia. Some people think it violates the oath because of the aspects the oath contains, which opposes the whole concept of euthanasia. Of course, others think otherwise. Quotes from well known educators, lawyers etc. express their position.
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  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Nov 10
     
    Excellent site Sara.
  • mira ahmad on 24 Nov 10
     
    Sara! I like this site a lot. Firstly, I wasn't aware about the Hippocratic Oath, so I was really enlightened while reading this information. And your right, the hippocratic oath has a lot to do with euthanasia (and assisted suicide). In addition to this, clear arguments that are for and against euthanasia are in this site which help enlarge my ideas.
  • Catherine Delisle on 24 Nov 10
     
    Sara, this is a great web site that explains the justice side of euthanasia and the moral aspects of it. Doctors do go against the Hippocratic Oath, which is a great point. I wasn't aware that this oath existed, but it enlightened my idea about the justice aspect of this subject. This makes a great argument.
Catherine Delisle

Non-religious arguments against Euthanasia - 3 views

www.starcourse.org/euthanasia.htm

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      Catherine Delisle on 24 Nov 10
       
      This very credible web page is rich in arguments and has many clear and simple points that are very direct. There are a few points that I thought were more important than others. The first point was that assisting suicide was goes against law and public morality, which means that it is against social values. Also, they mentioned that if someone really wants to die, it may be "due to depression or misapprehension of their prognosis". Euthanasia is also irreversible. Some people can act on things while going through a tough time in their lives. Not only that, but euthenasia would create social pressures on vulnerable people. Euthenasia would also ruin relationships between elders and their children. Often, elders are seen as a burden, and with the option of euthanasia, they will feel pressured not to be a burden anymore. Lastly, the relationship between the doctor and the patient would be ruined. Patients would be afraid that they would be euthanised against their will, which is a real situation in Holland.
  • sara tsapekis on 24 Nov 10
     
    This website is straight to the point, and I like that it gives the reasons in point form, making the reading easy to understand. Many reasons given in the website are justifiable. The first reason, for example, which was that legalizing killing undermines public morality, is a very strong point.
  • sydney goldman on 30 Nov 10
     
    I think that this site is extremely easy to understand and makes some really good strong points against euthanasia that are not easily argued. it shows points from different aspects like health reasons, moral reasons, governmental reasons etc... all of these form a nice barrier that covers all of the possible argument that the other team will make.
Kayla Korman

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada (91-9E) - 2 views

www2.parl.gc.ca/...919-e.htm

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  • AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease;
  • n early times euthanasia was generally equated with suicide.
  • Euthanasia is the deliberate act undertaken by one person with the intention of ending the life of another person in order to relieve that person’s suffering.
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  • he Criminal Code and Euthanasia
  • No person is entitled to consent to have death inflicted on him, and such consent does not affect the criminal responsibility of any person by whom death may be inflicted on the person by whom consent is given.
  • n the medical context, a doctor who, at a patient’s request, gives the patient a lethal injection would be criminally liable. A number of other provisions of the Criminal Code may also come into play, depending upon the circumstances; these provisions include:
  • B.  Legal Issues
  • Theoretically, one would expect euthanasia to be prosecuted as first-degree murder, because there is an intent to cause death, which is the definition of murder, and the act is most often planned and deliberate, which is the definition of first-degree murder
  • elieve suffering
  • Charges in Canada have ranged from administering a noxious substance, to manslaughter, to murder.
  •   Other Cases in Canada
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  • was severely disabled and could not speak, being virtually non-communicative to all except her closest caregivers. 
  • Kayla Korman on 23 Nov 10
     
    This website talks about very important topics that we can bring up in our debate, such as the historical background of euthanasia, the Criminal Code concerning this topic and some cases and examples we've had in canada.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Nov 10
     
    You MUST highlight specific parts to bring your team's attention to an issue. Just bookmarking is not enough.
Catherine Delisle

Arguments Against Euthanasia - 2 views

www.euthanasia.com/rgumentsagainsteuthanasia.html

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      Catherine Delisle on 24 Nov 10
       
      This web site is very informative for my team and I because it explains many credible arguments against euthanasia. First of all, it explains in detail the terms "terminally ill", which is often used as a reason to help someone commit suicide. Secondly, they talk about euthanasia being a way for the government to save money. Physicians have been allowed cash bonuses if they do not provide care for patients in the United States. This means that doctors could influence patients to go through with the 'treatment' only because they get more money from it. Third point is that at one point, if we legalize euthanasia, they would be mesmerized by the idea of death and will be influenced by the outside world. The fourth and last point is that euthanasia is a rejection of the importance and value of human life. With euthanasia, no one's life is being saved. We are just taking people's lives away.
Chrissy Le

Euthanasia Cons - 3 views

www.buzzle.com/...euthanasia-pros-and-cons.html

euthanasia cons doctors killing

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  • Chrissy Le on 23 Nov 10
     
    This website speaks about the pros and cons of euthanasia, but because my group is against it I am focusing on the cons. The website also defines the term "euthanasia" if some of you do not understand it. I chose buzzle.com because the arguments seem valid to me and have a good stand.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Nov 10
     
    It's got free psychic advertising! Not the most credible website.
michelle tappert

euthanasia against - 1 views

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  • michelle tappert on 08 Dec 10
     
    this site demonstrates how euthanasia should be band and the arguments help people understand how euthanasia is a way for doctors to get rid of people who's lives are not "valuable".
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