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Euthanasia

Bart Kolcz. Euthanasia. Question. Just because we can prolong someone’s life, does that mean we should? Even if they don’t want to ? Should we allow them to be euthanized?. Current Medicine Technology. Artificial Hearts Ventilators Quadriplegics control with their tongues.

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Euthanasia

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  1. Bart Kolcz Euthanasia

  2. Question Just because we can prolong someone’s life, does that mean we should? • Even if they don’t want to? Should we allow them to be euthanized?

  3. Current Medicine Technology • Artificial Hearts • Ventilators • Quadriplegics control with their tongues

  4. The Future of Medicine Technology • Electrical Impulses through tongues to restore brain • Nanotechnology in your blood

  5. Types of Euthanasia • Breaks down into: • Active: Doing an action to assist in death (ex. Injection) • Passive: Not doing an action but rather doing nothing at all (turning off machine, or stopping medication)

  6. Types of Euthanasia • Further breaks down into: • Voluntary: At the request of a patient • Involuntary: Patient is competent but does not consent • Non-Voluntary: Incompetent patient

  7. Why Do People Want to be Euthanized? • Injury or Disease • Wish to die with dignity (go out on their own terms) • No longer enjoy the quality of their life

  8. The Right To Die • Right to Privacy • Protection from interference and bodily invasion. • Fulfilling a patient’s wish • Easier on them and their family mentally, physically, and financially.

  9. Pictures • www.pewforum.org • http://sites.psu.edu/techcompare/2013/12/10/toungue-controlled-wheelchair/  • http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ju2JCXLNt14/TO1iz2U9Z1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Kd5e4G11i1M/s320/1_61_euthanasia.jpg • http://www.franklin.k12.ma.us/rem8thpages/Raveena/NanotechnologyMedicine.html

  10. Works Cited • "Euthanasia." Gale Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Donna Batten. 3rd Ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2010. 257-263. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. • Fridstein, Margery. "It Is Merciful to Help a Terminally Ill Person Die." Assisted Suicide. Ed. Noël Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Lessons in Dying: What Is Wrong with Giving Up When Our Bodies Give Out?" Denver Post 28 Nov. 2010. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. • Gordon, Audrey K. "Euthanasia Examined: Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Winter 1997: 308+.General OneFile. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. • Grayling, A. C. "It Is Compassionate to Permit Assisted Suicide." Assisted Suicide. Ed. Noël Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Allowing People to Arrange Their Death Is a Simple Act of Kindness." Times 31 Mar. 2009. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 Mar. 2014. • "Introduction to The Ethics of Euthanasia: At Issue." The Ethics of Euthanasia. Ed. Nancy Harris. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 Mar. 2014.

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