Euthanasia is an Individual Decision :: Euthanasia Physician Assisted Suicide

Euthanasia is an Individual purpose       tally to the American Heritage Dictionary, euthanasia is defined as the feign or practice of terminal the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. Not everyone agrees with this definition. I have always believed that euthanasia was the human choice or nonchoice of ending another someones life because of the excruciating pain they are suffering cod to an incurable disease. Some disciplines think that euthanasia should never be an alternative no matter what the situation. While other disciplines question the validity of the actions of the person helping with the actual euthanasia. Still others support euthanasia in all(prenominal) forms as long as it is performed for the sake of the sufferer.     There are threesome types of euthanasia voluntary active euthanasia, passive euthanasia a nd physician help suicide. In all cases where euthanasia is used the unhurried must be suffering from an incurable, fatal disease. Voluntary active euthanasia is a careful intervention by an individual other than the patient, with the pure intention of marches that patients life. (Gula, 501) Passive euthanasia takes place when the attending physician decides to discontinue therapy or treatment that would help to keep the patient alive, basically letting the patient die without the benefit of medicine or medical procedures. Finally, physician aid suicide, or PAS, is where a physician helps to bring on the patients death by providing the means to do it or by giving the necessary information on how to do it, exactly the patient performs the lethal act (Gula, 501-502). separately of these methods is a form of euthanasia or mercy killing but each is different in the amount of involvement by the physician. This constitution will explore views from various disciplines a bout all three types of euthanasia.     According to the Catholic religion, euthanasia, as well as abortion and contraception, are sins against immortal and the Church. Pope John Paul Ii wrote and encyclical letter that was issued at the Vatican in March 1995. Pope John Paul II divided his views on the topics of euthanasia, contraception and abortion in this very opinionated statement.