Abstract
In the present era, there is tremendous changes have taken place in beliefs and practices pertaining to the beginning of life. Family planning and birth control instead of being condemned are now accepted as a duty and responsibility. Now abortion is legal in certain circumstances, if abortion could be legal in certain circumstances, then why is there no euthanasia law for the people who have no hope of their life? All human beings have the fundamental right to live. However, there is always a dilemma involved in letting the suffering people die and killing the innocent patient under a false pretext. It can be argued that the issues involved in euthanasia have a significant implication for the individuals in society and to the policymakers. Many people pray that they will not outlive their usefulness and became a burden to their next kin, forcing them to spend large sums of money only to postpone inevitable. Euthanasia is a controversial topic and people are becomING increasingly aware of the issues attached to it. Evidence of this is the question and argument being orchestrated in a rising volume of publication seminars conferences, court decisions and legislative proposal. This work attempt to stimulate discussion and appropriate action in dealing with this present problem. This present work concentrates on the implications involved in the human rights to live especially in the field of medicine and also aims at expositing the issues of euthanasia from legal, social and ethical perspectives.
Highlights
In normal situations patients are often taken care of in normal circumstances, in case of the severe or final stage of a terminal disease, she /he can be either sustained forever in their own existing painful conditions or can be allowed to die
If we are about to terminate the life of an innocent patient who is in a painful condition but prefers to live the ethical question arises; how we can take the life of others? This is against medical ethics
Whether it is ethical to keep him/her alive just because we cannot morally let him/her die? Can his/her family insist on keeping the patient alive or his/her life is not to be continued? What are the legal rights of the patient and his/ her family? What is the responsibility of the physician in providing medical care? Is it legal to discontinue the care? Can the patient herself influence the decision taken regarding her future medical care? In this work, an attempt has been made to analyse these debatable issues which form the cornerstone of this work
Summary
In normal situations patients are often taken care of in normal circumstances, in case of the severe or final stage of a terminal disease, she /he can be either sustained forever in their own existing painful conditions or can be allowed to die. Terminally ill patients where the ethical debate over the value of life is of utmost importance. An attempt to problematize the dilemmas involved in legalising euthanasia as right or wrong is considered here. It is the final decision of an individual during the last stages of his/her life, so it is of undue importance to analyse the issues involved in legalising euthanasia, so that it can be prevented from being abused.
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