PPT-Chapter 8: Euthanasia

εὐθανασία The Good Death Active vs Passive Euthanasia Active Using certain deathcausing means to bring about or cause the death of a person p139 Passive Withholding or withdrawing certain treatment and letting a patient die p139. 7: . Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. The “good death”. Euthanasia means ‘the good death’ and “to euthanize” means to bring about a person’s death to relieve the person of a serious distress. Since, for most us, death is not something we welcome, the phrase “the good death” can seem almost self-contradictory.. 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. “Life is a right, not an obligation”. Ramón Sampedro. . Eu. (good) + . Thanatos. (death). P. hysician. Euthanasia. Voluntary. Involuntary. Active. Direct. Indirect. Passive. 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 . Legal . Issues. Presented by Wendy Blount, D.V.M.. 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. By: Alexis Henderson. Euthanasia is.. ?. Legal medically induced Suicide . or a Painless death .. Ruin’s the peoples trust in medical professions. Devalues sacred life. Non-Voluntary Euthanasia. Euthanasia should be illegal everywhere in the united states because its morally wrong . Nobody should be allowed the act of God . . 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.. 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 Hamad . Alshageri. Zaied. . Alharithi. Out Line:. - Introduction.. - Type of Euthanasia.. - Methods of Euthanasia. - Conditions make patients to seek euthanasia (Reasons).. - Pros and cons of 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