Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. There are different types of Euthanasia voluntary or involuntary.
5. Procedural classification of
Euthanasia
Passive euthanasia:
This is when life-sustaining treatments are withheld.
Active euthanasia:
Lethal substances or forces are used to end the
patient's life.
7. Reasons for Euthanasia
People should not be forced to stay alive
Should people be forced to stay alive? No. And neither the
law nor medical ethics requires that "everything be done" to
keep a person alive.
9. Effects of Euthanasia
On the Patient
Treatment denied to deserving patients based on so-called
“quality of life” decisions.
On the Family
Provides an opportunity for a family with ulterior motives to
acquire financial gain.
On the Medical Community and Society
Killing becomes an option in medical treatment options.
10. Pros of Euthanasia
It provides a way to relieve extreme pain
It provides a way of relief when a person’s quality
of life is low
Frees up medical funds to help other people
It is another case of freedom of choice
15. How to stop Euthanasia?
People should not be involved in directly causing
death
Families should hospitalized and do their best for
patient
Community-wide solutions are key
All euthanasia must be as humane as possible