Vegetarians
.... damage caused by livestock production. But whatever their motives,one thing is clear: Vegetarianism can no longer be viewed as a fringe phenomenon. The Gallup poll also revealed that nearly three fourths of Americans reject the notion that vegetarianism is merely a passing fad.
A look at the historical record reveals that these people are correct. In fact, vegetarianism has a long, although not always illustrious, history in the West. A quick review of this history helps put present-day vegetarianism in perspective.
The history of Vegetarianism may surprise some people. It may surprise many people to hear that our .....
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Euthanasia And The Moral Right To Die
.... than a human in the same condition.
Finding a humane and sensible approach to treating the terminally ill has become a hotly debated topic in recent years. One approach to this problem is euthanasia, which by definition mean "a painless death, a mercy killing"(Webster's 190). In other words, euthanasia is causing the death of someone who is already dying and in such pain that their continued existence will only produce continued unbearable suffering. There are two forms of euthanasia, passive and active. Passive euthanasia is an accepted medical practice where the terminally ill patient is allowed to die. Passive euthanasia take .....
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Mercy Killing Or Just Plain Killing: The Euthanasia Debate
.... euthanasia, “Cases in which patient requests to be killed, and dies as a result of action taken by another person,” involuntary euthanasia; “cases in which no action is requested because the patient is unconscious, senile, or otherwise incapable of making a request, but the person is allowed to die or is killed,” and nonvoluntary euthanasia; “cases in which a conscious, terminally ill patient states that they do not want to die, but is allowed to die or is killed anyway” (http://valdosta.peachnet.edu). While an individual may advocate one form of euthanasia, it is not uncommon for the same person to be completely against a .....
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Suicide
.... have not worked or exerted themselves very much. They will be just as tired on days when they have rested as on days when they have worked hard. Their sleep will usually be affected in one of two ways. They will either go to sleep and then wake up during the night and remain awake, or else they will sleep too much - even during the day. They will not get restful sleep. They will feel very irritable. They will get upset very easily over little things that ordinarily would not upset them. They will feel very sad for no reason, and, in fact, may break into tears without knowing why. Their normal sex drive will be decreased; in fac .....
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The Right To Die
.... they say it is not all right to chose to use PAS when suffering with a terminal illness. Opponents fear that if PAS is legalized for use with terminally ill patients, it will not be very long before its uses broaden and people other than the terminally ill decide to try and benefit from the law (Kamisar 409). They are worried that PAS will become a dinnertime conversation, as common as football or music. Some fear that by legalizing PAS, the physician will be given too much power ("Assisted" 394). Also religious views argue against PAS. For example, the Roman Catholic faith has taken a firm stand against it. Christians believe .....
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Euthanasia And The Moral Right To Die
.... to more humane treatment than a human in the same condition. Finding a humane and sensible approach to treating the terminally ill has become a hotly debated topic in recent years. One approach to this problem is euthanasia, which by definition mean "a painless death, a mercy killing"(Webster's 190). In other words, euthanasia is causing the death of someone who is already dying and in such pain that their continued existence will only produce continued unbearable suffering. There are two forms of euthanasia, passive and active. Passive euthanasia is an accepted medical practice where the terminally ill patient is allow .....
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Suicide
.... very selfish. It says suicide ends all your problems in one fell swoop and since you are so different from everyone else and can never fit in, no one will really care and you can have the final say-so in life. In this exit, you will make people feel as you do. The site also claims that it is not the individual's fault for feeling suicidal, but the internal pain is too much for them to deal with. When committing suicide, the highest number of people use a firearm (www.psycom.net).
According to Emile Durkheim, there are four types of suicide: egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic (www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/death-su.html .....
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A Definitive Argument On Euthanasia
.... contrary to that which the medical professions stands…” (Rachel, 473) and to commit such an act would be sacrilegious. However, as Rachel points out, a strong case can be made against this philosophy. In an example given by Rachel, he shows that in a case where a patient had an incurable, painful disease, passive euthanasia would be wrong. By withholding treatment, the doctor might be prolonging the patient’s death, thereby making him suffer in terrible agony, longer than necessary. This pain is needless. Had the doctor used active euthanasia, the patient could have died a relatively quick and painless death. To say .....
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The Right To Die
.... who suffer from terminal illnesses are forced to live out life while losing their dignity. Families are forced to watch their loved one deteriorate and in the mean time put their own lives on hold to care for the ill patient that has lost all will to live. Watching a loved one slowly fade in the most horrible task for any human being. If the patient is extremely ill families can see there pain and feel the heart break that our laws enforce.
Hundreds of those who are terminally ill at one time or another wish to die and even request it to their family.3 To hear a loved one ask you to end their misery is the most painfu .....
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Euthanasia: The Right To Die
.... Engler signed an anti-suicide law in late February that made doctor-assisted suicides a felony. During the 21-month trial period of the new law anyone assisting in a suicide can be sentenced to up to four years in prison and fined more than $2,000 (Reuters, 1993).
With the passing of this law I thought that most people would be against the right-to-die, not so. In a poll cited in a 1991 issue of USA Today eighty percent of Americans think sometimes there are circumstances when a patient should be allowed to die, compared to only fifteen percent think doctors and nurses should always do everything possible to save a person's life .....
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Speech On Euthanasia
.... is no way you can have a normal life again, EVER! Would you want to live like this? Sure the doctor could keep anyone alive today, they can keep the heart pumping. BUT is this life? I don’t think so.
In another case, where a person who was involved in a bad accident, and left as a quadriplegic – this mean they are completely paralysised.
People who are quadriplegic will have poor quality of life, and the carers, and their extended family will also have a poor quality of life, because of the demand of caring for such a person.
Would you rather let your loves one passes away in peace, if they wish to – Or do you w .....
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Euthanasia Is Not The Answer
.... and I how to live in the face of death. He wasn’t afraid to die and let us share in his care. He had some pain but it was well controlled. He had hospice come and make him very comfortable. Our family was united in caring for him. This is a perfect example of why you shouldn’t choose Euthanasia.
Death is never easy, but learning to care for the dying is the answer. In the book Euthanasia is not the Answer, David Cundiff M.D. a hospice physician writes “Improved care of the terminally ill will make the question of Euthanasia and assisted suicide moot.”(3)
In a passage that echoes this from M. Scott Peck M.D. “Had x chosen hospic .....
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