PPT-Euthanasia

Glossary of terms about Euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia When the person who is killed requested to be killed Nonvoluntary euthanasia When the person who is killed made no request and gave no consent. Optimising . Welfare . BHS Welfare Officers Meeting, Durham 2012. Why euthanasia?. Euthanasia basically means ‘good death’. Old or diseased animals should be given the benefit of a good death to avoid suffering, where appropriate. 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 . “Life is a right, not an obligation”. Ramón Sampedro. . Eu. (good) + . Thanatos. (death). P. hysician. Euthanasia. Voluntary. Involuntary. Active. Direct. Indirect. Passive. εὐθανασία. . : The Good Death. Active vs. Passive Euthanasia. Active: . “(U)sing certain death-causing means to bring about or cause the death of a person” (p.139). Passive:. “Withholding or withdrawing certain treatment and letting a patient die.” (p.139). Some Background:. Voluntary. Involuntary. Passive. Active. Voluntary. Passive. Euthanasia. Involuntary. Passive. Euthanasia. Voluntary. Active. Euthanasia. Involuntary. Active. Euthanasia. Involve taking the patient off live-preserving treatments.. Rylee Lundgren. What is euthanasia?. Comes from a Greek word that means "good death.". The idea that an individual has the right to decide when and how they die.. Passive euthanasia is ending or withholding treatment.. By: Mackenzie race. What is euthanasia and assisted suicide?. Euthanasia is the administration of lethal medicine to a patient in order to end life.. Assisted suicide is legally receiving assistance from a physician in care to end life – there are four different types of assisted suicide. By: Jessica Ladd. What is euthanasia?. The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.. . 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.. 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 . WHAT IS EUTHANASIA. The term “euthanasia” means mercy killing. The term was first used in medical context by Francis Bacon in the 17th century. His usage was employed to mean “easy, painless, happy death during which the physician has the “responsibility to alleviate the ‘physical suffering’ of the body.. psychological factors such as depression, loss of dignity, feeling a burden or dislike of being Euthanasia is the ‘intentional’ killing by an act or omission of a dependent human being for