Essays on Right to Die

When a person has an irreversible illness with a prognosis of up to six months to live, should that person decide when to die and if a doctor assists a terminally ill patient in a peaceful death, is that mercy or murder? For most, death…

Many large topics that affect people on a global scale are usually found plastered across social media and many major news outlets resulting in enormous debates and arguments all over the world. Euthanasia, the Greek word for “Good death” is one of the most controversial…

Euthanasia The Right to Die with Dignity Everyone, at one point in his or her life, has thought about death or dying. Most of us think of dying quickly and/or painlessly. What if it doesnt work out that way? What if you or someone you…

In today’s society one of the most controversial issues is legalizing the practice of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia. Doctors believe that these particular medical practices violate the Hippocratic Oath, while the general public deems them unethical. Euthanasia is killing on request and is defined…

Death Regardless of Dignity The accepted social policies of our present day are based on the themes, values and goals that citizens support for humane changes in policy toward a renaissance of government activism. In the past few years the topic of physician-assisted suicide and…

Mercy killing, from the Greek word meaning “easy death”, is the practice of helped suicide with the plan/purpose of relieving pain and suffering. Mercy killing is also known as mercy killing. Like all things that deal with life and death, it has been a (something…