Suicide And Assia Research Paper
ACCIDENTS, SUICIDE, AND EUTHANASIA
Accidents are defined as an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty. (Dictionary.com) Accidents can occur in different types, some include workplace accidents, traffic while on the road, at home, while engaged in sports, some due to negligence or carelessness by an individual. The worst type of accidents can result in serious bodily injury and even death. Drowning for example, kills almost five thousand people in the United States each year, and alcohol is involved in 40 percent of the time (how we die). It’s tragic to hear about children who come up missing and get discovered at the bottom of a swimming pool. …show more content…
The way people choose to end their lives vary in several ways, having access to guns, combined with substance abuse and any of the above mentioned characteristics is a recipe for disaster. People will sometimes take a lethal dose of medication mixed with a drug or alcohol, others will lay on tracks at an on- coming train, an old but effective way is to simply hang themselves using a rope or any long object and stand on a chair. Most of these victims have in their minds concluded that there is no hope, will to live, and that is their solution. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the tenth leading cause in the United States, each year, 42,773 Americans die of suicide and on average, there are approximately 117 suicides per day …show more content…
Kevorkian also referred to as “Dr. Death.” Dr. Kevorkian talks about his time spent in jail and he describes it as “boring” and complained about the snoring of other inmates. He tells CNN he has no regrets about assisting people commit suicides, he states if he could, he would have done it earlier in his career and calls it his “duty.” http://youtu.be/YxuTMH7b1VU. Dr. Kevorkian believed that Euthanasia was needed for people who were in a comma and unable to push a button due to their immobility. He believed that if you don't have liberty and self-determination, you've got nothing, that's what this is what this country is built
Accidents are defined as an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty. (Dictionary.com) Accidents can occur in different types, some include workplace accidents, traffic while on the road, at home, while engaged in sports, some due to negligence or carelessness by an individual. The worst type of accidents can result in serious bodily injury and even death. Drowning for example, kills almost five thousand people in the United States each year, and alcohol is involved in 40 percent of the time (how we die). It’s tragic to hear about children who come up missing and get discovered at the bottom of a swimming pool. …show more content…
The way people choose to end their lives vary in several ways, having access to guns, combined with substance abuse and any of the above mentioned characteristics is a recipe for disaster. People will sometimes take a lethal dose of medication mixed with a drug or alcohol, others will lay on tracks at an on- coming train, an old but effective way is to simply hang themselves using a rope or any long object and stand on a chair. Most of these victims have in their minds concluded that there is no hope, will to live, and that is their solution. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the tenth leading cause in the United States, each year, 42,773 Americans die of suicide and on average, there are approximately 117 suicides per day …show more content…
Kevorkian also referred to as “Dr. Death.” Dr. Kevorkian talks about his time spent in jail and he describes it as “boring” and complained about the snoring of other inmates. He tells CNN he has no regrets about assisting people commit suicides, he states if he could, he would have done it earlier in his career and calls it his “duty.” http://youtu.be/YxuTMH7b1VU. Dr. Kevorkian believed that Euthanasia was needed for people who were in a comma and unable to push a button due to their immobility. He believed that if you don't have liberty and self-determination, you've got nothing, that's what this is what this country is built