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Euthanasia
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What are the drawbacks?
The sociologist David Phillips first described suicide contagion in the 1970s. He showed that after high profile suicides, society would witness a broad spike in suicides
They suggest that this means either AID does not inhibit non-assisted suicide or that AID makes non-assisted suicide more palatable for others.
Opponents of AID are concerned that in Oregon, greater than 70 percent of patients who elect AID are elderly and have cancer, but fewer than five percent are referred to a psychiatrist or psychologist to rule out clinical depression.
Some opponents of AID express concern that once doctors are involved in the business of hastening patients’ deaths; they have already slid down the slippery slope [15]. Others suggest that the slope is best exemplified by an expanding list of reasons for electing AID.
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Is it assisted suicide?
Euthanasia is the act of intentionally ending a life to relieve suffering - for example a lethal injection administered by a doctor. Under English law euthanasia is illegal and is considered manslaughter or murder.
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The campaign group Dignity in Dying wants a law allowing assisted dying. In contrast to euthanasia and assisted suicide, assisted dying would apply to terminally ill people only. The group says people with terminal illnesses should be allowed to have a choice over the manner and timing of their imminent death.
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Are there any benefits?
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Patient autonomy means that after a thorough explanation of risks and benefits the patient can make a decision about treatments or participation in medical research. Patients can make their own health care decisions throughout life so should also be permitted to control the circumstances of their deaths.
advocates of AID argue that relief of suffering through lethal ingestion is humane and compassionate – if the patient is dying and suffering is refractory.
Aid in dying is lauded by advocates for being a safe medical practice – that is, doctors can ensure death in a way that suicide by other means cannot.
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