Its Time to Regulate and Reform Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide :: Euthanasia Physician Assisted Suicide

Its clock to Regulate and Reform euthanasia          One of the landmark cases that involve euthanasia is that of Karen Ann Quinlan.  Quinlan, a twenty-one year old New Jersey resident, overdosed on p ominouss and alcohol in 1975.  She was rushed to the hospital where her physical condition bit by bit deteriorated to a vegetative state.  The doctors determined she had no line up of recovery.  Before the insensibility Karen said that if anything ever happened that would leave her physically and mentally incompetent, without any chance of recovery, she would not want to be kept alive by unmatched  medical procedures, notes Derek Humphry. Karens parents sought religious counsel from their priest.  They were told that the Catholic religion allows the removal of extraordinary care if the patient was in a terminal condition. Karens parents quest she be removed from the respirator.  The hospital denied their request.& nbsp The Quinlans then directed their request to the court.  The schoolmaster court denied their request.  They took their request to the New Jersey Supreme court where the purpose was reversed.   Karen was removed from the respirator.  To everyones surprise, Karen began breathing on her own and lived another ten years (Humphry 107).        The Quinlan case brought to the forefront patients desire to die a proud, quiet death.  It as well as brought to the forefront the complications caused by the advancement of medical technology (Euthanasia27). Euthanasia has been practiced in Eastern and Western culture since the beginning of civilization.  The cogency of medical technology to extend life history (as demonstrated by the Quinlan case) has make the issue of euthanasia more complicated.  Individuals should be allowed to die with dignity in the event of terminal illness if he or she wants it. Terminating a patients li fe is much more merciful than allowing him or her to die a slack off painful death from illness.  Those who oppose legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide ordain that this could lead to involuntary killing of the aged and infirm.  I agree that at that place may be danger of abuse and that the vulnerable need to be protected therefore, I support passing legislation that monitors and regulates physician assisted suicide. The demand for legislation in support of legalized euthanasia for the terminally ill has been an issue since the beginning of the century.