Question

Read about Death and Dying

The death often reflect about spiritual beliefs, the importance of spirituality, and how it influences their view of death.

Step 2: In a two page paper:

Define Euthanasia.

Discuss the two types of euthanasia.

Discuss whether or not you believe that euthanasia is acceptable in some situations

How do you feel about other forms of assisted suicide?

Support your opinions with 3-5 references.

Answer 1

Regardless of how or where we are born, what unites people of all culture is the fact everyone eventually dies. However, Culture vary in how they conceptualize death and what happens when aperson dies. In some Culture , death is conceived to involve different condition, including sleep, illness , and reaching a certin age. In other Culture, death is said to occur only when there is a total cessation of life. Similarly, certain cultural traditions views death as a transition to other forms of existence, others propose a continuous interaction between vthe dead and the living b, some Culture conceive a circular pattern of multiple deaths and rebirth, and yet others view death as the final end , with nothing occuring after death. These different conception have a noticeable influence on their lifestyle, their readiness to die for a cause , the degree to which they fear death, their expressions of grief and mourning, and the nature of funeral rituals. Any reasonably broad conceptualization of death issues would necessarily have to incorporate these various cultural variation.

EUTHANASIA

Euthanasia is the Practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering.

it expressed in a different way in different places as like:-

• " a deliberate intervention undertaken witj the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering"
• " Termination of life by a doctor at the request of a patient"
• " Assisted suicide and termination of life on request".

classification:-

Euthanasia is classified into two categories. are as follows:-

VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA

Voluntary euthanasia is conducted with the consent of the patient. .Active voluntary euthanasia is legal in Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands. Passive voluntary euthanasia is legal throughout the U.S .When the patient bring about their own death with the assistance of a physician, the term assisted suicide is often used instead.

NON--VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA

Non - voluntary euthanasia is conducted when the consent of the patient is unavailable . Example include child euthanasia , which is illegal worldwide but decriminalised under certain specific circumstances.