1.Introduction The purpose of The Bill of Rights was to “address any concerns that the Constitution did not mention” (bill of rights). It was written to protect citizens from excessive government power. Supporters of the Constitution realized that adding a bill of rights to the document was a safer option rather than creating another Constitution. … Read more
Visualize yourself lying lifelessly on a bed in the middle of a dank, dark hospital room. Isolated, lonely with nothing but your thoughts to reflect on. Tubes protruding out of yours arms, infiltrating your aching body. You can’t move, can’t speak but can feel the pain, so much endless pain. No happiness, no liberty, no … Read more
When questioning our own morality humans tend refuse to confront that question. America’s attitude towards politics is an obvious example of this. The conversations of Immigration, Abortion, and/or Animal Testing are all topics that question our morals. If these topics are brought up in everyday conversation they are often treated with annoyance and repudiation. One … Read more
The Dilemma of Marquis’ Future Like Ours Argument when applied to Euthanasia In his essay “Why abortion is immoral”, Don Marquis defends the anti-abortionist view. He bases his defense on the moral impermissibility of killing in general through what he calls the deprivation thesis (DT), which is that killing is wrong if the subject of … Read more
As medicine and its technology has advanced, so has the question of human euthanasia and the ethical opinions behind it. The attitudes and thoughts behind this topic are different in many different countries and throughout this paper I will compare the differences of euthanasia in certain countries and also, explain how I feel the topic. … Read more
Euthanasia is defined as bringing about the death of a person for their own sake. When thinking about the general negative connotations associated with suicide, you would assume everyone would be totally against the idea of euthanasia, but that is not the case. There are arguments both for and against the controversial topic, but James … Read more
The struggle to avoid suffering has been a part of the human condition since the beginning of time. Figuring out how to help those who are suffering has been a central struggle for just as long. One of the ways humans have attempted to figure out how to help others is through Christian theological teaching … Read more
Throughout Jerome Taylor’s article the reader is introduced to Tony Nicklinson, a man suffering from a disease called ‘locked in syndrome’ which means he is ‘paralysed from the neck down’. Taylor explains Nicklinson’s argument for his ‘right to die’. Initially Nicklinson ‘once led an active life’ until he suffered from a stroke six years ago … Read more
“The third night that I roomed with Jack in our tiny double room, in the solid-tumor ward of the cancer clinic of the National Institute of Health in Maryland, a terrible thought occurred to me. Jack had a melanoma in his belly, a malignant solid tumor that the doctors guessed was the size of a … Read more
Whether to permit euthanasia is among the most argumentative legal and public policy questions in America today. The argument comes down to whether a patient has the legal right to ask their doctor to help them die when the end of life is near and the suffering is severe. I believe that if a person … Read more
A severely handicapped or terminally ill person should have the right to choose to live or die. The right to live; the right to choose to live or die should not only be a right allocated for bodied individuals of sound mind but for all human beings. Euthanasia is a controversial issue which encompasses the … Read more
In recent years, Euthanasia has become a very heated debate. It is a Greek word that means “easy death” but the controversy surrounding it is just the opposite. Whether the issue is refusing prolonged life mechanically, assisting suicide, or active euthanasia, we eventually confront our socity’s fears toward death itself. Above others, our culture breeds … Read more
Euthanasia has been a hotly debated about topic for the past couple of decades, but has recently been thrust into the limelight by many controversial court and hospital decisions. Euthanasia is defined as the “mercy killing” of a person who is brain dead, terminally ill or otherwise at death’s door. This usually, but not necessarily, … Read more
Whose life is it, anyway? (Robinson 1). These were the words of Sue Rodrigues, a high-profile resident of British Columbia, Canada. She was terminally-ill and suffered from ALS also known as Lou Gehrigs Disease. She was helped to commit suicide by a physician even though it was in violation of Canadian Law. Did you know … Read more
Euthanasia is a controversial subject, not only because there are many different moral dilemmas associated with it, but also in what constitutes its definition. At the extreme ends of disagreement, advocates say euthanasia is a good, or merciful, death. Opposites of euthanasia say it is a fancy word for murder. The author James Rachels provides … Read more
