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Euthanasia
Euthanasia involves deliberately ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition painlessly by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. Active euthanasia is illegal in most jurisdictions, while passive euthanasia, or the withholding of some life support systems, has legal standing in some jurisdictions. Questions about voluntary or involuntary euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the "right to die" are asked and answered here.
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Figured you needed a response. Having someone kill you. That's what you are asking. Should be easy enough, but finding something to give you interest in living is probably just as easy and less trouble for the other person. If you are still healthy, you may just need some help to get out of the pit. Been there more than once. A lot of seniors get depressed, that's one of the many less than wonderful things about getting older. Comes with the territory. I believe everyone has the right to check out when the time is right, I just wonder if now is really the right time for you ? Talk to your doctor and tell him you are feeling down and you wonder if there was something he or she could give you to lift your spirits. What have you got to lose by asking ? Ending it is so permanent.
Is there a chance that euthanasia will be legal?
Yes. Often called physician assisted suicide, it is legal in certain jurisdictions. Many people approve of allowing each individual to make that decision.
Yes. Often called physician assisted suicide, it is legal in certain jurisdictions. Many people approve of allowing each individual to make that decision.
Yes. Often called physician assisted suicide, it is legal in certain jurisdictions. Many people approve of allowing each individual to make that decision.
Yes. Often called physician assisted suicide, it is legal in certain jurisdictions. Many people approve of allowing each individual to make that decision.
When did physician assisted suicide start in America?
I don't know the exact date but in March, 1998, a woman dying of breast cancer asked her physician to prescribe a drug that would help her end her life. She took the medication later in the month. She became the first person in the U.S. to commit suicide with the help of a doctor--Legally.
Is euthanasia covered by insurance?
In Australia, as, I believe in the USA, euthanasia is illegal, therefore it is highly unlikely that any insurance company would cover it. If you are talking about Life insurance, then most, if not all, have specific clauses that rule out suicide (because that is what euthanasia is) as a form of death which they will reimburse for - many people think they will leave their family better off if they die and the family can claim thousands in insurance, and the insurance companies do not like paying out big sums of money. If you are talking about health insurance - Medicare etc - then I suspect that the answer will be No, also, unless it is something that just happened, because a kindly nurse or doctor assisted and did not tell anybody. So, I guess that is the answer, if nobody knows about it, except the person who assisted, then, yeah, I guess it might be covered, if anybody else knows about it, then the answer is NO.
What is a physician's role in euthanasia or physician assisted suicide?
The physician's role is to certify the person has a terminal illness with only a short time to live, is in pain that cannot be controlled without heavy application of opioids or other high-octane medications and to give the person a referral to a psychiatrist to verify the person is not depressed or suffering from other mental illness. If the person meets the criteria to access physician-assisted suicide, the physician is responsible for writing the prescription for a lethal dose of medications - the person who is choosing to die must voluntarily administer the medications to him/herself.
Why do they give the patient morphine drip when turning off life support?
Presumably because dying is a painful process in such situations, the morphine is intended to make the process as peaceful as possible.
Peeding is not a word. Did you mean 'pending'? Pending: in the period before the decision or conclusion of; during: pending the negotiations.
Euthanasia is only bad if you've been taught that it was bad. There is no logic to disapproval.
Euthanasia is bad. Who is to decide who will die or not. God is the only person that has the right to take away or give life not a doctor. If some one is terminally ill and in pain then doctors help with the pain, when the time is right God will decide when the person's life comes to an end. If everyone decided to give in and die then where would the world be now in terms of medicine? Euthanasia is the easy way out and no one has the right to take their own life or others but God.
How many 1 mg xanax does it take to kill a 150 lb person?
At one time eas on 1MG clonaxapam and tried to OD using 17mgs. This coupled with my tolerance at the time did not even require hospitalization. I also mixed with ETOH. I only awoke with a hangover 12hrs later. Further, I landed up with major orhan issues, pancreatitis. Now Survived ehat brought me to that dire situation and again now am dealing with a much worse reality than my previous suicidal one. Taking your life is no simple matter to achieve, period. There is no fail woth a gun, pills forget it to complicated. But a last NOTE, I'm alive answering your's and many others' question. There is a way out of self suicide, it starts with communicating. I'm facing life on the street, but alive to help. Email me personnelally or do what I did call a suisideline, we need you. Ypu just helped me now realize I lived, for much including this note.
What are the euthanasia laws in Belgium?
According to BBC News, Belgium was the second country in the world to legalize euthanasia. Their laws do not require any "licence to kill", and the patient must be in "constant and unbearable physical or psychological pain" resulting from accident or incurable illness. Unlike the Dutch laws, minors cannot request to die. Also, every case MUST be filed for review, and if someone who is not terminally ill requests to die, a third medical opinion must be sought.
The killing of animals for humanitarian or other reasons such as culling etc.
Euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.
Euthanasia may be conducted with consent (voluntary euthanasia) or without consent (involuntary euthanasia). Involuntary euthanasia is conducted where an individual makes a decision for another person incapable of doing so. The decision can be made based on what the incapacitated individual would have wanted, or it could be made on substituted judgment of what the decision maker would want were he or she in the incapacitated person's place, or finally, the decision could be made by assessing objectively whether euthanasia is the most beneficial course of treatment. In any case, euthanasia by proxy consent is highly controversial, especially because multiple proxies may claim the authority to decide for the patient and may or may not have explicit consent from the patient to make that decisionAnimal euthanasiais the act of inducing humane death in an animal. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress. Pets are almost always euthanized by intravenous injection typically a very high dose of a barbituate such as pentobarbital. Unconsciousness, respiratory distress and then cardiac arrest follow rapidly, usually within 30 seconds. Observers generally describe it as a quick and peaceful death. Sometimes the animal makes a gasping sound after the death, which is air being exhaled by the lungs. The animal may twitch for a moment or urinate. Some vets perform a two stage euthanasia which an initial injection renders the pet unconscious and the second ends their life.
According to the American Humane Society an estimated 9.6 million animals are euthanized in the United States every year. Out of 1,000 shelters responding to a survey, 2.7 million of 5.3 million animals or 64% were euthanized. 56% of dogs and 71% of cats that enter shelters were euthanized. 15% of dogs and 2% of cats were reunited with their owners; 25% of dogs and 24% of cats were adopted. The majority of these are euthanized at animal shelters, typically after a standard period of time (ranging from several days to several weeks for unclaimed stray animals).
What is the treatment of emphysema?
Plenty of walking. When I started out I kept track of my heart rate (Watch w/chest strap) while on the treadmill or outside walking. At first I was out of breath at a 95 average for 5 minutes. After 2 years I could get up in the 130s without having to stop. Even clocked in a 145 once while mowing the lawn. But came down with plantar fasciitis couldn't exercise for 6 months. Everything I had gained was lost, and now I'm starting all over again. And it is harder this time. After I first started, I started competing with myself to get better. After a while the treadmill became almost addictive. Though I still like walking outside. I could even ride a bicycle. I added this in the evenings.
Inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids may be helpful.
Botched euthanasia is a spinal disorder in most animals that makes it hard for animals to walk.
Is killing of comatose patients euthanasia?
Not exactly. Euthanasia is used to put someone out of their misery. Someone who is in a coma is not suffering. Sometimes a comatose person may have respirators and feeding tubes removed and are allowed to die. This is normally done when a person has been brain dead or comatose for many years.
When is human euthanasia done?
The criteria for euthanasia are constantly being revisited. In most case the criteria involve significant physical torment, a lack of treatment to cure the cause or result of the diseases, and a desire by the patient to die to end the suffering. Some jurisdictions have included criteria like loss of enjoyment of life due to disease, trauma, mental issues, blindness, loss mobility.
What is the practice of euthanasia?
The Practicality of euthanasia is that a person does not have to go through a protracted terminal and possibly painful illness. This takes a great burden of members of the family as well as the infrastructure that looks after the health of those that will recover from an illness. Terminal illness is an expensive and unhappy business for many people.
Is euthanasia legal in Montana?
yes, but it is not called euthanasia, its is known as Physician Aid in Dying or PAD. Where the dose of medication, provided by a Physician is administered by the Patient not the Physician.
If human euthanasia is illegal then why is animal euthanasia legal?
Animals do not have the same legal rights as humans.
What was the purpose of euthanasia?
To end a person's suffering.
It's an ethical dilemma that tears the medical community on it's head, because there's no cure for many conditions (usually cancer) and terminal patients often die in a massive amount of pain. The conundrum is that the doctor has an obligation to help, and not harm, the patient. Some see ending the suffering as helping and humane and some see killing the patient as harmful, by definition, in all circumstances.
Euthanasia is when the doctor intentionally causes the death of the patient. This is not the same as giving doses of medication with the aim of relieving suffering that runs a risk of killing the patient. The former is generally illegal while the latter is not. The distinction is one of intent (whether killing the patient was the goal or just an acceptable risk).
Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor prescribes a medication to a patient for the purpose of ending the patient's life but allows the patient to administer it to themselves. It can be just a prescription for pills or go as far as starting an IV for them. Most places do not draw a distinction between that an euthanasia (in both cases the intent is to kill the patient) and so ban it.
Where can I find Euthanasia Technician courses in California?
You can find the curriculum hrough the State Humane Association of California but courses must be taught by a licensed veterinarian or RVT or through an approved Humane organization. You can find links to training through the State Humane Association of California.
What is the acknowledgement of euthanasia?
Acknowledgement according to who? Muslims? Christians? Buddhists?
To many religions, it can be seen as murder. But to others (for example, the Mi'kmaq people of Eastern Canada) saw it as putting one out of their misery, and was respectful/thoughtful.
I am afraid that you may need to be a little more specific with your question.
