There are many reasons why a person does not want to live anymore. Every person that has gone through that stage in their lives have their own experiences and reasons as to why they do not want to continue living. Some reasons could be their health, physical or mentally ill, and social issue. Death is something that is a hard topic for many. Depression is the one thing that should not be questioned, whether they are battling a disease or just living life that way. At the end of the day if someone wants to die then it is most likely them being depressed. Depression takes over the human body and the mind. It brings someone pain and all of their hope drift away, there is no way to escape that darkness.
Experiencing depression is something serious
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An article written by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, “Why I hope to die at 75” is very interesting. He explains how he does want to live more than 75 years of age. Ezekiel is basically letting everyone know he’s helping them by wanting to be killed/ killing himself at the age of 75. He is not chronically ill; he simply does not want to live a life where he could barely move or than develop a chronic disease. He does not want to die because of a heart attack or some type of illness. Throughout his article he talks about his life, the lives of others who are elderly, and how many end up dying. Emanuel then goes on by bringing up some reasons as to why many want to die and it is depression. “People who want to die in one of these ways tend to suffer not from unremitting pain but from depression, hopelessness, and fear of losing their dignity and control.” (Ezekiel, page one). Which is true, many of the pain that people are suffering is from depression. There may be many different factors into their depression and decision of wanting to die, but at the end of the day only the person who wants to die really knows …show more content…
Fighting a disease is something that is very tough and can take a toll on someone. It is the sort of pain and can be a waiting game. For many that pain will start decreasing as time goes on and their illness fade away, but for many that pain will continue or worsen. If a person is terminally ill, they are living in pain, hopeless, and in depression. Even if they have a chance of getting slightly better there is no hope in them to continue fighting. Depression connects with all types of issues such as health issues, social issues, pressure, etc. I found an article about a journalist, whom had many health problems such as heart condition and cancer. He also had a speech impediment, was overweight, lost his job at AOL which was a big company back then, had no girlfriend, and his father passed away. Everything in his life built up and he fell into a deep depression. A person who was successful and handsome left this earth because of this pain and darkness he was in. “Nobody wants to die. But it’s hard to go from wanting to die to suddenly being cheered up”. (Altchuer, James. I want to die). This goes hand in hand with euthanasia because of the way things build up on people, especially the terminally
In What Dying People Want, Kuhl comments, "Dying involves choice"(xviii). People choose what they wear, what they do, and what they will eat on a day to day basis. Choosing how, when, or why sick people die is just like an everyday decision for them. This however, has not been accomplished by some individuals in this Country. Americans have the right of choice. When a patient communicates the desire to die, the inspection of acceptability for palliative care begins instantly. Inspections include evaluation of pain management, depression, anxiety, family burnout, spirituality and other observed issues (Baird and Rosenbaum 100). When working or living with an elder, never ignore the words "I want to die". If this is ignored, that person will not receive their wishes they deserve. Countries are starting to understand that people should be able to die if they choose, "In the United States there are assisted dying laws restricted to terminally ill and mentally competent adults" (Firth). The assisted dying law is only in Oregon, Montana, Washington, Vermont, and California. That is five states out of fifty states. This must be expanded to all fifty states because all individuals have the right of this law. In 2013, Vermont passed an "End of Life Choices" bill. This bill allows terminally ill people to get
Jerry Fensterman, in his essay "I See Why Others Choose to Die", talks about how he can understand why terminal ill people after so long in pain with no hope to cure choose to end their life sooner than expected. Fensterman, who was a dignose with cancer, says "I know now how a feeling, loving, rational person could choose death over life, could choose to relieve his suffering as well as that of his loved ones a few months earlier that would happen naturally." I agreed with the writers point of view, and I can also understand why someone would make this type of decisions. It is not only physically devastating for the whole family to go through this type of situations, but it could also be economically damaging, and not to mention the stress that is slowly draining everyone around.
The thought of death is a scary one. However the scarier thought is “living” a life in pain and suffering from an incurable and terminal disease such as cancer or Alzheimer’s. Imagine your grandparent has recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer. Now the doctor will list off all the possible treatments and in your heart you want your grandparent to try everything to fight for their life. After hearing the doctor give the terrible news, your grandparent ask the doctor about some options but also mentions assisted death. Your mind floods with memories and arguments against it. Your grandparent explains how they have lived a full life, doesn’t want to put the family in debt from the medical bills along with the inevitable cost of a funeral and have
Some people refuse treatment could be motivated to live and attempt to enjoy whatever is left of their life. If active euthanasia became legal, then people would give up their life easily without trying to live longer. This objection does not undermine my position against euthanasia. Everyone should be grateful for every second of his or her life. Life often comes with endless privileges. Breathing is a privilege to live. Death should not be easy as our breaths and heartbeats will come to a stop. Death would only be pleasant if we are content with our overall life. Euthanasia would make death an easy way out. We should always try to live as long as possible because there is always a chance. If medical science cannot help us, then we should try to make the best of whatever is left. Requesting active euthanasia would mean quitting, and no one should ever quit because once you quit, you can never come
When faced with a terminal illness a person has to go through a process of thinking. What will happen to me? How long will I suffer? What kind of financial burden am I going to leave with my family when I am gone? What are my options? For many years the only legal options were to try a treatment plan, palliative care, hospice, and eventually death. For residents of Washington State, Oregon, and Vermont there is another option. They have the option to end their own life with a prescription from their physicians.
Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide, means to take a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering. In the majority of countries, euthanasia is against the law because it is illegal to help someone kill themselves, not matter the severity of the circumstances. Euthanasia is simply unjustified. As humans we are granted the right to live, not to die, and so taking a life that you have been blessed with is not an honorable or appropriate option. If society accepts euthanasia, it will weaken society’s high view of life. Furthermore, if society allows euthanasia of a patient due to the economic considerations, do we not expect this same society to euthanize the mentally challenged and physically disabled. Euthanasia might just end up making society accept the notion that some lives are worth less than others; and that is unacceptable.
Anyone can be diagnosed with a terminal illness. It doesn’t matter how healthy you are, who you are, or what you do. Some terminal illnesses you can prevent by avoiding unhealthy habits, eating healthily, exercising regularly and keeping up with vaccinations. However some terminally ill people cannot be helped, their diseases cannot be cured and the only thing possible to help them, besides providing pain relieving medication, is to make them as comfortable as possible while enduring their condition. Many times the pharmaceuticals do not provide the desired pain escape, and cause patients to seek immediate relief in methods such as euthanasia. Euthanasia is the practice of deliberately ending a life in order to alleviate pain and suffering, but is deemed controversial because many various religions believe that their creators are the only ones that should decide when their life’s journey should reach its end. Euthanasia is performed by medical doctors or physicians and is the administration of a fatal dose of a suitable drug to the patient on his or her express request. Although the majority of American states oppose euthanasia, the practice would result in more good as opposed to harm. The patient who is receiving the euthanizing medication would be able to proactively choose their pursuit of happiness, alleviate themselves from all of the built up pain and suffering, relieve the burden they may feel they are upon their family, and die with dignity, which is the most ethical option for vegetative state and terminally ill patients. Euthanasia should remain an alternative to living a slow and painful life for those who are terminally ill, in a vegetative state or would like to end their life with dignity. In addition, t...
Death is an event that everyone is certain will happen,but unsure of the circumstances surrounding it. Humans are under the assumption that death is far away,yet there is no way of possibly knowing the outcome,however for some terminally ill patients they do know their time is running out. Some people and many cases of terminal illness case, the pain and suffering they endure can become to much and they opt for euthanasia. Euthanasia should be legalized in all fifty states of the United States of America.
Euthanasia, one of the words associated with the end-of-life debate, means different things to different people. The word is loaded with historical and emotional connotations. The dictionary allows for much interpretation: "The painless killing of a patient suffering from a painful and incurable disease," but stops well short of covering the always-changing practice of euthanasia. (Webster's 1995). For example, not everyone that requests euthanasia today is a "patient," or suffers from some incurable disease. Modern medicine has made it possible to keep people alive far beyond our ability to comfort them.
... “Unfortunately, even with medical advances and excellent hospice research in palliative care, severe indignity, pain and distress cannot always be controlled” (Anonymous 5). There are many conditions that a person would have to obtain before being given the opportunity to choose to die. A person would have to be suffering from a terminal illness that would unlikely benefit from the discovery of a cure for that illness. Also, as a direct result of the illness, the patient has to be suffering intolerable pain.
Death is final. Some die naturally in a peaceful manner while others suffer through tremendous pain in order to get there. Euthanasia is the only way for some people to leave all their pain behind. Euthanasia is the act of killing another person in a merciful way. Of course, euthanasia has many more meaning to it than that. A person that is suffering from a terminal illness decides that life is not worth living because there is too much pain involved and ends his own life, would that be wrong of him? That is the question that is at hand.
The act of euthanasia may be justifiable, in that it gives those in pain an escape from their lives, however, it places a lot of power in the patient’s healthcare provider. Medical professionals are more pessimistic in patients’ diagnosis and rate their live value lower than it actually is (Pawlick and DiLascio 2). The negative diagnosis of these medical practitioners makes the patient feel especially drawn to euthanasia as a solution for the problem they may possess. Furthermore, the legalization of euthanasia would “cause society to devalue all life,” in that it makes everyone, not just patients, feel that euthanizing those who have medical issues is a better way to fix problems within our society, rather than treating them (Wekesser 64). Those against legalization say that the open availability for someone to end their life could lead to people feeling “more driven toward, or even forced” to be euthanized due to their emotional, rather than physical, pain (Lee and Stingl 1). During times of hardship such as a terminal illness, one often feels that their life is decreasing in value under the circumstances of the effective suffering their situation causes to the family and loves ones around them. It is therefore easier to end their life in a way that puts ease on the family and loved ones, in a
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First, there are those who agree with assisted suicide, arguing that a person should have the choice to end one’s own life, to end one’s prolonged pain and suffering. According to Soo Borson, terminally ill diseases like dementia and Alzheimer 's kill, but very slowly and rob a person of their mind long before their body is physically ready to die. Once that happens to the patient, the path is filled with great anguish for the one’s around the patient as well. Personally, I have lived with two grandparents suffering from dementia, and one who suffered with both lung cancer and dementia. It is a sad sight to see how their minds faded and how the disease caused both grandparents to change into people I couldn’t even recognize anymore. According to Andre and Velasquez, medicine and technology have allowed people to live longer lives, but have also allowed people
Their pain, suffering, and lack of independence drive them to desire an option to make it all go away. We can decide everyday things such as what to eat, where to live, what to do, who to be with, so why not when to die when the quality of life declines. Although the right to live and the right to die surround the same topic, they are two separate aspects of a right. The right to live is deciding whether one will or will not continue on with life. The right to die is when one can decide to die when they could choose to continue living instead. Having no right to die along with live, living would be considered a duty. If forcing people to die is wrong, so is forcing them to live with something that causes them great pain and