Do You Believe That People Should Be Allowed To Die Or Suffer With Palliative Care?

There are many arguments pro and con on this subject

. Some believe that if a person is going to die anyway, they should be allowed to. Is it fair to make them suffer through palliative care? Should it be a choice?

Many people believe that it is against God's will to euphemise terminally ill patients. They believe that there is something that person needs to learn from their suffering. Suffering which creates an opportunity to grow in wisdom, character and compassion. In this case palliative care is something they are willing to pay for.

Many people also believe that allowing euthanasia weakens society's respect for life, saying that terminally ill and disabled people's lives are not worth as much as healthy people's. They also think that it is one step closer to killing undesirable people. It is also thought that it gives too much power to doctors, affects other family members and puts moral pressure on senior citizens.

Research done with dying patients found that sometimes there is a wish for death when the suffering is great. However when the suffering was less, it was found that they really didn't want to die, but just wanted to be in less pain.

Some societies feel that people with disabilities are a burden to society, which makes them inferior and that they should be euphonised. Such was the case with Nazi Germany. However, the gas chambers were built more for political killing of the Jewish, the Nazis did also euphonise people who were a burden to society.

Even physically and the mentally challenged can contribute to society, however slight. Palliative care is definitely called for in this instance along with education and training, so disabled people can function in society.

Doctors want to respect the wishes of their patients, so sometimes they are in favour of euthanasia. Medical costs can influence doctors somewhat but they are unlikely to kill other humans with out their permission. As long as people can pay for palliative care, doctors for the most part oppose euthanasia.

In some hospices use what is called terminal sedation, which is a form of palliative care.

Terminal sedation is applied when a patient is near the end of the disease process. The patient stays on intravenous feeding to keep up the fluids and nutrition. When this is done, the patient dies from the illness not the sedation. Sometimes a patient will be terminal sedated in their home to the point of coma. This is done because they don't want to die in a hospice or hospital. They want to die at home, but there is no one there to care for them, so this is an option they choose.

For those who think euthanasia should be legal and available, they should start a petition. Then they could present it to Parliament for a vote. We should let the people decide if terminally ill people should be able to choose death over long term suffering.

by: Tony Philip

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