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Legal Issues Presented by Wendy Blount DVM CONFIDENTIAL 2 Legal DEA DPS DEA Drug Enforcement Agency Under the Department of Justice At least one DEA license per shelter That person is legally responsible for all controlled drugs ordered with their number. 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 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. 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 . “Life is a right, not an obligation”. Ramón Sampedro. . Eu. (good) + . Thanatos. (death). P. hysician. Euthanasia. Voluntary. Involuntary. Active. Direct. Indirect. Passive. 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.. Presented by Wendy Blount, D.V.M.. CONFIDENTIAL. 2. Injection Cephalic Vein. Watch video. 9:23. CONFIDENTIAL. 3. Injection Other Veins. Watch video. 2:13. CONFIDENTIAL. 4. Intraperitoneal Injection. Watch video. 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. . 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. 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. humansconsideredtheanestheticssurgeriesPain150Anunpleasantsensoryorcomplete150CausingAnestheticsInjectablesthesecannotreversedquicklyThedrugmetabolizedexcreteddrugterminateanestheticEffectsquicklynerv Success Criteria:. Be able to explain the difference between Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide;. Be able to describe the difference between active and passive euthanasia.. Be able to identify at least 5 arguments for and 5 against euthanasia.. 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.. Non Religious Arguments . Read the sheet carefully and answer the following Qs:. Explain why Singer says it is worse to kill a “self conscious being” than a “merely conscious being”.. Why should voluntary euthanasia not cause people to be fearful? How can voluntary euthanasia ease peoples’ fear?.