PPT-Euthanasia and Capital Punishment

by Nathan Rawlins for Homegroup October 30 2016 Outline What is Euthanasia Lifes inherent worth where it comes from Im not Jobing around Where will it stop What is Capital Punishment When did it start. Euthanasia of an animal that is suering from irreversible disease or injury is a primary responsibility caretakers assume As per the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals 2013 euthanasia is dened as A method of killing that minimizes pain di and Mass Depopulation. During Animal Health Emergencies. . Overview and Considerations. Definitions. Euthanasia. “Good death” . As painless and stress free as possible. Mass depopulation. Large numbers of animals. The intentional termination of the life of one human being . by another. —mercy killing—is contrary to that for which the . medical profession . stands and is contrary to the policy of the . American Medical . in Germany. Where we have been…. Leprosy. HIV/AIDS. Eugenics. Tuskegee Trials. Eugenics. Late 19. th. century – Rise of Nation-States. Limited resources and economic hardship. Conflict on a global scale. Where do we Start?. The teachings of Jesus – if one truly believes in them, it is very hard to justify retaliating to violent people by using violence in return. . For example, when Jesus was killed on the cross, he said: “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do” Luke 23:34. . The Utilitarian Argument. The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals. , Utility. , or the Greatest Happiness Principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure… pleasure, and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends; and that all desirable things are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain. . physicians and patients in a multi-cultural society . in. . Malaysia. *ARM . Fauzi. , . *MY . Rathor. , **JM . Zain. *Department of Internal Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia. . Alkhonaifer. . Euthanasia. Act of killing someone painlessly. Relieve suffer from incurable illness. Called “Mercy killing”. In English “Good death”. Legal in some states ex: Washington, Oregon, Montana, Vermont and New Mexico.. . Factual Matters. . Factual Matters. Blue- No current death penalty; Orange- unconstitutional, Green- no one executed since 1976; Red- executions since 76.. •. . More Statistics. . Statistics Continued. . Factual Matters. . Factual Matters. Blue- No current death penalty; Orange- unconstitutional, Green- no one executed since 1976; Red- executions since 76.. •. . More Statistics. . Statistics Continued. Dr. Katie Flynn . Equine Staff Veterinarian. Animal Health Branch . CA Department of Food and Agriculture. Extent of the Issue. 7.2 million horses in U.S.**. 1.4% mortality rate* = 100,800/yr.. *2015 NAHMS Equine Study, USDA. humansconsideredtheanestheticssurgeriesPain150Anunpleasantsensoryorcomplete150CausingAnestheticsInjectablesthesecannotreversedquicklyThedrugmetabolizedexcreteddrugterminateanestheticEffectsquicklynerv Overview of practices and current challenges. Marie Nicolini MD MSc. Postdoctoral fellow. Department of Bioethics. NIH. Disclaimer. The views expressed in this talk are my own. . They do not represent the position or policy . Euthanasia comes from the Greek words: . Eu (good) . and . Thanatosis (death) . and it means "Good Death, "Gentle and Easy Death." This word has come to be used for "mercy killing.. It is the act or practice of ending a life of a person either by a deadly injection or suspension of medical treatment..