Euthanasia
Menstuff® has compiled information on the issue of euthanasia
- bringing about of a gentle death in the case of incurable and
painful disease.
Our Hero - Dr. Jack Keborkian
Euthanasia - Dying with
Dignity
Newsbytes
Resources
See also books Grief.
Euthanasia -
Dying with Dignity
Euthanasia - "Bringing about of a gentle death in the case of
incurable and painful disease.
A man is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The progression is rapid.
Within a few months, things go from first detected, to extreme pain
that even morphine won't stop. When the pain gets too be too much,
what does our medical and legal community
offer? Basically, just "Deal with it." Otherwise, you'll
just have to take your own life. So, he's left with consciously
finding a way to end the misery.
Most solutions are far from gentle. Taking ones own life. What
torment a man must go through to end the pain.
Euthanasia has been legal in Switzerland for over 50 years
and Norway joined them this year. There just aren't that many
countries that seem to care about keeping a man's dignity in tact
when he dies. How can we be so cruel? Who really benefits from our
cruelty? Think about it. You might next.
Newsbytes
Our Hero - Dr. Jack Keborkian
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was convicted in April 1999 of murder.
Photographed by the Michigan Department of Corrections, Kevorkian is
serving a prison sentence of 10 to 25 years. The euthanasia
crusader's conviction stemmed from his assistance in the suicide of a
52-year-old man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. A videotape of
that suicide later aired on the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes," and
was used as evidence against him during his Oakland County Circuit
Court trial.
Source: www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/jkevorkianmug1.html
The Pope's Message To Doctors
Pope John Paul II told a group of doctors that resorting to extreme
measures to try to keep alive the terminally ill at all costs does
not respect the patient. Read the story and comments from a Harvard
physician.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/22030/8896/347656.html
UK Doctors Forced to be Ethical
Doctors could be struck off the medical register if they insist on
giving treatment to critically ill patients against their wishes, the
General Medical Council (GMC) has said. In its first guidance on
'life-prolonging' treatment, the GMC tells doctors that they are
legally bound to accept patients‚ decisions.
Source: London Daily Telegraph
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One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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