Essay On Right To Die

There are many opponents and supporters of the enactment of the right to die practice being implemented in health care. Math & Chaturvedi, (2012) noted that people who oppose this policy believe it is a way to get rid of people who have terminal diseases. It also has an affect on the practice of palliative care. For instance, palliative care provide relief from distressing symptoms and pain, and support to the patient as well as the caregiver (Math & Chaturvedi, 2012). By right to die being enacted it reduces or make palliative care professionals role obsolete. They also noted that if euthanasia is legalized, then there is apprehension that the State may refuse to invest in health working towards right to life. There is also the problem of assessing individual's emotional state when they request the right to die. Research has shown that there is a
Experts highlighted that patients may be motivated to engage in this practice to prevent themselves from dying due to secondary causes of terminally ill symptoms. These symptoms includes, distress and impaired physical function, psychological variables such as depression and hopelessness, lack of or conflicted social support, existential or spiritual distress, and perception of self as a burden (Smith et al.,2011) Another argument in favor of right to die is that people who have an incurable, degenerative, disabling or debilitating condition should be allowed to die in dignity. The enactment of this policy is beneficial to the process of organ donation. Math & Chaturvedi (2012) stated, “terminally ill patients provides an opportunity to advocate for organ donation. This in turn will help many patients with organ failure waiting for transplantation.” This policy have economical benefits also in that it can help reduce the burden of cost geared towards end-of-life care for family members and the