PPT-Euthanasia

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. 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 . 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. 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). Glossary of terms about Euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia. When the person who is killed requested to be killed. Non-voluntary euthanasia. When the person who is killed made no request and gave no consent. Favouring. . legalisation. , in line . with. the . choises. made . by. the . Belgian. . legislator. Julie Leroy . “ I hope I . shall. never . need. . to. . ask. . for. it. But I . also. hope . 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.. 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. 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. Title: policy (2006 - 08) to facilitate decision making Prakash Gogoi 1 , Manilal V a ll i yate 1 1 The Brooke India, F - 86, Preet Vihar, Delhi 110092 India email: prakashg@thebrookeindia.org Ab 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.. 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.. 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