Is Euthanasia morally acceptable?
Contents Page 3) Introduction and Reasons for Research 5) Secondary Research 6) Primary Research 0) Is the Euthanasia decision influenced by religious beliefs? 3) Should people be forced to stay alive? 5) Who wants and needs euthanasia? 7) Overall Conclusion - Hypothesis answer 9) Evaluation 21) Bibliography Introduction I chose euthanasia as a topic because it is something close to my heart because recently my Grandmother died recently, she hadn't been well for several years now, and one thing my dad said is 'That's what she's been wanting for the last few years'. So I wanted to find all I could about euthanasia and the arguments for and against it. When coming up with my Primary question I had to choose one that would bring about plenty of options for secondary questions and so I could get the best range of results to draw conclusions from. I decided upon:- Is Euthanasia morally acceptable? My secondary questions ) Is the Euthanasia decision influenced by religious beliefs? - A lot of this is secondary research because there are not representatives of very many religions in our area. 2) Should people be forced to stay alive? - This question looks at the idea of living wills and how should they be honoured? 3) Who are the mostly likely candidates for Euthanasia? - This question is mainly primary research based, finding out what people think about
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Euthanasia- Right or Wrong?
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Is Euthanasia morally acceptable?
Euthanasia over the years has been described as a "gentle way to ease the pain of a suffering individual" (Torr 12). There are many who justify this feat as a way to eliminate unnecessary terminal pain, and who value the quality of life, rather than the quantity of it. However, it is in particular that we focus on how religious groups see and view the act of euthanasia. Although religion has the ability to divide the world, the issue of euthanasia is one where world religions unite and refute to accept a suffering human being, having the ultimate choice in terminating their life. The term "euthanasia" is derived from Ancient Greek and it means "good death" (Torr 12). "Euthanasia, and the public's awareness to this matter, can be traced back to a court case in 1975, when Karen Ann Quinlan consumed an immense amount of alcohol and tranquilizers at a party one night. This resulted in an irreversible coma that left her unable to breathe without a respirator or eat without a feeding tube. Her parents requested that she be removed from this situation, but the doctors objected to this idea. The court stepped in and allowed Quinlan's parents to have her respirator removed. Although Quinlan lived for another nine years (her parents did not remove her feeding tube), the case set a model for a patient's right to refuse unwanted medical treatment. This case recognized that some