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Essay / The Pros and Cons of Active and Passive Euthanasia
One of the main concerns raised about active euthanasia is that it involves not only the death of a person, but also the act of killing . (Person y kills person x for his own benefit.) Killing is an inhumane act and is morally and universally wrong. By analyzing this point, many flaws appear. Passive euthanasia occurs when a person y allows a person x to die for their benefit. Comparing the two situations, active euthanasia and passive euthanasia are virtually indistinguishable, except for the point where in one you kill someone, and in the other you simply let someone die. As far as humanity is concerned, the most humane thing to do in the face of death would be to allow a person to end their life in the most comfortable, that is, the most painless and peaceful way. as quickly as possible, which would result in less suffering. In a hospital setting, passive euthanasia is authorized. This includes withholding/withholding medical treatment, life support equipment, and water/nutrition. By doing this, the patient suffers greatly before dying, because he no longer withers. In this case, not only the patient suffers greatly, but the family, as well as the members of the nursing staff, may also suffer, as they watch the patient die in painful suffering. Many people think that they can just take a whole bottle of Tylenol and wash it down with alcohol and that would be the end of them; however, this is very rarely the case. Potential death is unlikely; liver damage, brain damage and coma are more likely to occur. So people resort to more effective but more violent means to end their lives, such as shooting or hanging. These means are very traumatic not only for the patient who must commit the act and die alone, but also for his family. Therefore, passive... middle of paper ...... palliative care training movement, but in fact it has grown since the passage of Oregon's Death with Dignity law. Other countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland have also legalized SAP as well as active euthanasia. Data from reports produced that study the impact on palliative care in these countries demonstrate that there is no difference between their palliative care and that of other European countries, which criminalize PAS. Respectively, Belgium and the Netherlands are ranked higher than Canada when it comes to the overall ranking of end-of-life care services. These top-ranked countries only became leaders after the decriminalization of PAS. Unfortunately, Canada has not developed high-quality, universally accessible palliative care. Only 16 to 30% of people, out of the 90% who can benefit from palliative care, benefit from it..