Active Euthanasia And Physician Assisted Suicide Case Study

Chapter 6 is about dealing with ethical questions regarding active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. The chapter begins with many examples in which suicide is clear and others where it can be puzzling. One example was about a truck driver that knew he was going to die anyway, so he stirs his runaway truck into a concrete abutment to avoid hitting a school bus that stopped on the roadway to discharge children. In my opinion, this is not a suicide case. The truck driver didn’t intend on getting killed nor did he want to die. Although he did stir his truck into a concrete abutment, it was only to avoid potentially killing the kids on the bus. The bus driver didn’t have the power to avoid his death, so he chose to safe the life’s of others. Another case was about how a
In my opinion, I don’t think it’s morally right to take active steps to end the life of a severely impaired newborn. There’s a different new view that’s becoming more popular which is that it’s morally acceptable to end the life of a severely impaired newborn if the infant would be better off dead. That completely broke my heart. I believe if the infant is alive, we should do everything to keep the infant alive. If the infant was born so severely impaired, the chances of it staying alive are extremely low. But, as doctors and as the parents of the infant, I believe we should do everything to help the infant stay alive. It is not morally right to give up on in infant’s life just because it was born impaired no matter how bad it is. As a Christian, I believe in miracles and I believe in the power of prayer. If God, brought that baby to earth, it is only He that can take it away. The infant deserves a chance to live and deserves the support and love from everyone around them. If it’s God’s will the baby will survive, if not then God will take it back but it is not up to us to end their