Tag: Euthanasia

  • Euthanasia

    Introduction to EuthanasiaEuthanasia, practice of mercifully ending a person's life in order to release the person from an incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. The word euthanasia derives from the Greek for "good death" and originally referred to int…

  • Euthanasia

    Introduction to EuthanasiaEuthanasia, practice of mercifully ending a person's life in order to release the person from an incurable disease, intolerable suffering, or undignified death. The word euthanasia derives from the Greek for "good death" and originally referred to int…

  • Bioethics

    In relation to the bioethics and constitutional law, Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor[1] made the following observation: Bioethics is a discipline concerned with studying and resolving challenges within the life sciences as understood in a broad sense. Its most important aim is to monitor […]

  • Bioethics

    In relation to the bioethics and constitutional law, Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor[1] made the following observation: Bioethics is a discipline concerned with studying and resolving challenges within the life sciences as understood in a broad sense. Its most important aim is to monitor […]

  • Euthanasia Background

    Introduction to Euthanasia BackgroundEuthanasia has been accepted in some forms by various groups or societies throughout history. In ancient Greece and Rome helping others die or putting them to death was considered permissible in some situations. For example, in the Greek city of Sparta n…

  • Euthanasia Ethical Concerns

    Introduction to Euthanasia Ethical ConcernsThe issue of euthanasia raises ethical questions for physicians and other health-care providers. The ethical code of physicians in the United States has long been based in part on the Hippocratic Oath, which requires physicians to do no harm. Howev…

  • Euthanasia Laws

    Introduction to Euthanasia LawsAs laws have evolved from their traditional religious underpinnings, certain forms of euthanasia have been legally accepted. In general, laws attempt to draw a line between passive euthanasia (generally associated with allowing a person to die) and active euth…

  • Euthanasia Laws in the World

    Introduction to Euthanasia Laws in the WorldIn 1995 the Northern Territory of Australia became the first jurisdiction to explicitly legalize voluntary active euthanasia. However, the federal parliament of Australia overturned the law in 1997. In 2001 The Netherlands became the first country…

  • Euthanasia Prevalence

    Introduction to Euthanasia PrevalenceAlthough establishing the actual prevalence of active euthanasia is difficult, studies suggest that the practice is not common in the United States. In a study published in 1998 in the New England Journal of Medicine, only about 6 percent of physicians s…