EuthanasiaEuthanasiaSuicide, is of great importance to Durkheim. This was so because it is his first serious effort to establish empiricism in sociology, an empiricism that would provide a sociological explanation for a phenomenon traditionally regarded as exclusively psychological and individualistic. Durkheim proposed this definition of suicide: the term suicide is applied to all cases of death resulting directly or indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself, which he knows will produce this result. Durkheim drew theoretical conclusions on the social causes of suicide. He proposed four types of suicide, based on the degrees of imbalance of two social forces: social integration and moral regulation. Furthermore this brings me to the subject of euthanasia.
First of, euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit. The key word here is “intentional”, if death is not intended it is not an act of euthanasia. There is non-voluntary as well as involuntary euthanasia. In addition to that, assisted suicide is when an individual is provided with the information, guidance, and means to take his or her own life with the intention that they will be used for this purpose (e.g. a doctor who helps another person to kill oneself). There’s something called euthanasia by action and that is intentionally causing a persons death by performing an action such as by giving a lethal injection and as well as euthanasia by omission is intentionally causing death by not providing necessary and ordinary (usual and customary) care or food and water. These are just the many types of euthanasia that exist today.
In a situation where there is an elderly person who is extremely ill, euthanasia may arise as an issue. In this scenario the person is living off of life support and cannot be discharged from the hospital. This makes the family members or caretakers of this particular person very concerned for the well being of the individual. They all must decide on whether to “pull the plug” or to wait out the life of the person. There is always the chance they may get better or continue to worsen, but to witness someone slipping away slowly, holding on for dear life, clouds the judgment of the family or caretaker. They may make a rushed decision and tell the medical personnel that they decided to take the individual off of life support. The individual making the final decision takes into consideration how long the person
is in that hospital, or how long his or her life is in the home. A very short and short term time may be required.
When it comes to the euthanasia, one of the most challenging aspects of determining who is best suited to live is to determine with a straight face what is best for all, whether it would be best for the individual of his or her ability and how successful he or she is within their care, or if they would be best for their own health. In that regard it is a great honour and privilege that a parent, grandmother, grandparent or grandchild of a deceased loved one, or any of their loved ones is able to take the time and care and decision to have that individual live, without the risk of another family member being involved.
In the above statement, we do not mean that this is what would be required for all cases of euthanasia, and we don’t mean that those that do have to be in a hospital in order to be able to provide for at-risk life. We are talking about a family and family member, living together, who are facing similar circumstances and needs that must be taken into account to make sure that they are all in a safe and dignified position, as they will no sooner be in a hospital than if those caretakers had told them this was the case. One of our members, Dr. Bruce Azevedo, gave a talk about taking the time and effort necessary to care for his and her family for long-term safety. He stated here that if the family member were in their late teens while they were going through the transition, an urgent health care procedure may be needed to help them. It is important to note that for them to understand what that means, they will need an extensive and professional health care plan prepared of their own, with training from a professional, as well as any relevant medical knowledge, to be able to live independently, without the need for the care and care of someone to whom they are just now coming back from. For this purpose, most doctors and some families do go to the emergency room in order to try and give a stable and stable, but sometimes unstable, care to those who are not in a good position financially to get this treatment. The more we know about this issue, the closer we can all make arrangements for them to make the long-term arrangements they will have to make their lives better and more importantly for their health.
The information provided here makes it clear what our members would like to hear.
It would be inappropriate for us to give the full story of what we have seen as a couple of years ago, and we would urge our readers to provide a few helpful words for those of you who are wondering in what fashion we view euthanasia. We know that there is a desire for a cure by those that are struggling on a daily basis. It would be inappropriate to tell any details of any person who would be in that situation, if they were not already dead. Although there have been discussions about the matter for almost a year, there has been no action taken in this area since then. There is more to come from a careful and thoughtful review of what information has been passed to us as we explore further