Against Voluntary Euthanasia if a

¶ … against Voluntary Euthanasia If a person requests assistance to end their life, it is called voluntary euthanasia. Types of euthanasia include involuntary euthanasia (no patient request) or passive euthanasia (withholding care). This essay will focus on the issue that voluntary euthanasia and highlight the major arguments against this act that have been rigorously studied in the scholarly literature. A prime focus on this discourse is that voluntary euthanasia devalues life. Several points are offered which uphold this stance.

A method of judging the ethical concerns of voluntary euthanasia utilizes the Principle of Double Effect. The "PDE" is a valid foundation to decide when voluntary euthanasia is acceptable. Four factors comprise the PDE; the action must be a good one, only the good effect must be intended, the good effect must not be achieved by way of the bad effect, and the good result must outweigh the bad (Sulmasey and Pelligrino 550).

The PDE upholds this, as the resultant death (via doctor assisted termination) achieves the good result through employment of the bad action. Additionally, I believe: Voluntary euthanasia devalues life, like the disabled, the mentally incompetent, the terminally ill. (Verhagen, Sauer and Callahan 6). It is against the various religious beliefs, including the Islamic faith, Buddhism, and certain Christian creeds. The attending doctor should have the final say over the treatment of the patient in keeping with the Hippocratic Oath.

Doctor- monitored palliative care can allow the affected patient to die in peace, in a natural course of death. Counseling and support can ease fear of death and pain. Voluntary euthanasia devalues life. A method for judging the morality of this act is the Principle of.