Analysis Of Scared To Death Of Dying, Article By Herbert Hendin :: essays research papers

Analysis of " shake to Death of Dying", Article by Herbert HendinThe background for this work is that the active conflict overlegalizing assist suicides and mercy killing could bring our values polish up andsociety apart. The worry is not legalizing or opposing to it, the realproblem is to find a way to care for the terminally ill. We have the state to help the terminally ill die in a comely way not killing them.If we dont have a policy or rule against this we are permitting impacts, likeJack Kevorkian, to become famous for killing people. The claim for this work isthat assisted suicides and euthanasia should be illegal.     The Oregon rectitude would allow people to die quicker and without dignity.We can see that this is accepted in the story of the 30 year-old man that hasleukemia. He had a 25 percent chance of survival if he was medical examly treatedif not he was given a few months to live. When told this, the man wanted tosuicide. At first he was scared merely after talking with the doctor he decided totake medical treatment and be nigher to his family in his final days. If thishad happened under the Oregon Law, he would have asked a doctor to assist him insuicide and the doctor would have assisted him without any problem since he hadno mental illness.     Doctors can stool or hastened death without the patients request. Thiscan 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. likely the doctors didnt explain that even if he had a terminal disease hecould enjoy the rest of his life with his family and friend that were intimately tolose him.     Doctors arent apt to do this in medical school and the publicdoesnt know better. This is because doctors aren t trained properly in therelief of pain and discomfort in terminally ill patients. And time should bedevoted in medical scho ols to explain to the future doctors that there are goingto be most patients that they are not going to be able to save but must addresstheir needs. Also the public hasnt been properly educated about the choicesthey have at the end of their life.     The purpose of this work is to create a national commission that wouldstudy the care of the terminally ill give treatment to the dying patients.Both people who support and oppose euthanasia will be able to participate having