The Power of Euthanasia By: Christy Flaherty What is euthanasia? The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible comaThe painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma Voluntary EuthanasiaVoluntary Euthanasia Involuntary EuthanasiaInvoluntary Euthanasia Passive EuthanasiaPassive Euthanasia Active EuthanasiaActive Euthanasia Where is Euthanasia legal? Controversy of euthanasia Who has the power to end a life? Karen Ann Quinlan Case 21 year old who lost consciousness and stopped breathing after attending a party21 year old who lost consciousness and stopped breathing after attending a party Was in critical care, went into a coma, the machines were the sole reason for her survivalWas in critical care, went into a coma, the machines were the sole reason for her survival After many months her conditioned only worsenedAfter many months her conditioned only worsened Should her family have the right to end her suffering by taking her off the ventilator?Should her family have the right to end her suffering by taking her off the ventilator? Karen Ann Quinlan Tony Nicklinson 58 year old man who lived in Great Britain58 year old man who lived in Great Britain Was battling Locked-In SyndromeWas battling Locked-In Syndrome Challenged the court to give him the right to assisted suicideChallenged the court to give him the right to assisted suicide Rejected his proposalRejected his proposal Died of natural causesDied of natural causes Video of his death Right to die Death is an instinctive human rightDeath is an instinctive human right Human rights claim that we have the right to a dignified life, so why would we not have the right to a dignified death?Human rights claim that we have the right to a dignified life, so why would we not have the right to a dignified death? Should the government or patient have control over the patients death?Should the government or patient have control over the patients death? Campaigns around the world Medical aid In other parts of the world medication is scarceIn other parts of the world medication is scarce The medicine the patient would have used, can go to another individual and save that persons lifeThe medicine the patient would have used, can go to another individual and save that persons life The person that wants to die, can know that they died to save another lifeThe person that wants to die, can know that they died to save another life Religious Controversy Only God has the right to take away a lifeOnly God has the right to take away a life Euthanasia is unethical Euthanasia is unethical However, is leaving someone to live a torturous life ethical?However, is leaving someone to live a torturous life ethical? AtheismAtheism Euthanasia is not murder Websters definition of murder: To kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarouslyWebsters definition of murder: To kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously Euthanasia will result in fatality but not under those circumstancesEuthanasia will result in fatality but not under those circumstances End suffering, does not cause itEnd suffering, does not cause it Right to choose Only the person terminally ill can experience the painOnly the person terminally ill can experience the pain It does not harm the rest of societyIt does not harm the rest of society Best interest for the patientBest interest for the patient Right to chose deathRight to chose death Euthanasia Bibliography "The Ethics of Euthanasia | Australian Medical Student Journal." Australian Medical Student Journal RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct "Euthanasia." - Assisted Suicide/. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, n.d. Web. 29 Oct Schneider, Keith. "Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; A Doctor Who Helped End Lives." New York Times, 3 June Web. 29 Oct IBTimes UK. Locked-in syndrome victim Tony Nicklinson dies at home. Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 August Web. 18 November 2013. Bibliography content/uploads/2013/10/hand.jpghttp://1y4o79syc6g4difua2cvof9qco.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/10/hand.jpg R/0/AR jpg?q=100http://www.spartaindependent.com/storyimage/SI/ /NEWS01/ /A R/0/AR jpg?q=100nicklinson-pic-pa jpghttp://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article ece/ALTERNATES/s615/tony- nicklinson-pic-pa jpg bibliography420x0.jpghttp://images.smh.com.au/2010/10/18/ /euthanasia_billboard1- 420x0.jpg asia_image.jpghttp://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/ /jpg/_ _euthan asia_image.jpg 320wihttp://davidmixner.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c90b153ef0162fbf9fee3970d- 320wicaring.jpgcaring.jpg