Essays on Excruciating

Levin describes a scenario in which he claims torture is morally obligatory (mandatory). Recall that he puts his foot in his mouth in 3 different ways. That is, he makes 3 mistakes in describing this scenario (the terrorist has hidden a nuclear bomb in NYC). Given these mistakes, it does not follow it is morally obligatory to torture the terrorist. HOW WOULD YOU FIX THESE 3 MISTAKES?

1. Torture won’t work out if a terrorist prefers death to failure. 2. One can not distinguish certain pain intensity as “the most excruciating possible pain”. 3. Levin’s statement that torture ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 60 yrs. old Sex: MAle Subjective Data: HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient has been experiencing heartburn during the past 2 weeks. Patient said to experience heartburn after eating. It is relieved after a few hour or after taking over the counter antacid. According to patient, the pain seems to progress. It started in the umbilical region and is now diffused. Patient said that he was partly relieved after sitting down. However, the pain has become unbearable that he rated it 10 during the actual attack. PMH (Past Medical History— ...

A pharmaceutical company has just develop a new drug that has 93% cure rate for several illnesses like cancer of the kidney, ESRD, kidney stones and other related illnesses without having the need to subject the patient to the excruciating treatment of dialysis and it is also more economical than any other treatment. This being a new drug, however, with enough certification from the US Food and Drug Administration, the manufacturer wants to make it available worldwide. However, negotiations are necessary considering that the drug contains marijuana. In fact, the drug is made up of 98.9% marijuana, and the mode of ...

Euthanasia has been one of the most controversial issues discussed in philosophy and medical fields. The term euthanasia refers to the deliberate actions of medical practitioners to end one’s life for benevolent reasons such a relief from suffering and pain (peter Odianosen on Immanuel Kant’s Moral Theory). Therefore, the controversy arising is the right to die at one’s own choice. There several ways through which euthanasia is performed. Voluntary euthanasia involves termination of a patient’s life at the patient’s instructions to the person other than the patient. It thus involves the termination of a terminally ill person, ...

English

Euthanasia is simply a “euphemism” for death (Johnston). Many cases of people being euthanized are not being reported with the assumption of killing in the name of mercy by offering ultimately, good death (Pereira; The Telegraph). Whether it was part of the person’s living will or death wish, even with family members’ consent, termination of life prior to natural death is often due to long agony or continual suffering brought about by ‘dehumanizing’ factors such as vegetative condition, terminating illness, debilitating disease, long-time comatose, and so on. Given such a scenario, pro-euthanasia group advocates for the basic human rights ...

English

Many cases of euthanized individuals are not being reported given the assumption of killing in the name of mercy or providing ultimately, good death (CHN International; Patients Rights Council; Pereira; The Telegraph). Whether it was the patients’ wish/will or with the consent of family members, people were terminated prior to their natural death because of their continual suffering or long agony brought about by their vegetative condition. Given such scenario, defenders or pro-euthanasia advocate for the basic human rights of all people, not only of life, but also death. They insist that brain dead patients, via their loved ones, ...

Philosophy

I would like to define first what (active) euthanasia is. The term euthanasia is derived from the Greek words eu, which means good, and thanatos, which means death. In short, euthanasia is a “euphemism” for death (Johnston). Many people consider active euthanasia or “good” death as a deliberate mercy killing of patients who are terminally ill, comatose, in vegetative states, or similar situation. Active euthanasia is done by either laypersons or professionals “out of concern” for such patients (Franko 2). Whether it is the ill persons’ will or with the consent of family members, they who request for direct mercy killing ...

English

Before I answer the question: “Should euthanasia be legalized,” I would like to define first what euthanasia is. The term euthanasia is derived from the Greek words eu, which means good, and thanatos, which means death. In short, euthanasia is simply a “euphemism” for death (Johnston). Many people consider euthanasia or “good” death as mercy killing due to the fact that those who are terminated are the terminally ill individuals. Whether it is their will or with the consent of family members, they would rather be killed prior to their natural death because of their continual suffering or long agony ...

Euthanasia or the Right to Die

We live in an age of medicine filled with technological wonders – and difficulties. Medical technology has given us the power to extend the lives of patients whose physical capacity and mental faculties cannot be restored, whose degenerating state of health cannot be reversed, and whose pain cannot be relieved. This has led us not only to a moral and ethical struggle between proponents of euthanasia, also known as physician-assisted suicide or the right to die, and those who oppose it, but also to a history of legal decisions that have come to determine our rights to liberty – and life itself.

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Introduction

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is a condition whereby one experiences swelling, stiffness, discoloration, and excruciating pain. It can arise due to use of certain drugs or due to certain diseases. A more scientifically acceptable name is complex regional pain syndrome type-I (CRPS-I). CRPS type-I has an initiating event such as a fracture. With CRPS type-I, the pain is continuous and unrelated to the original injury. Edema, changes of the skin color and sweating in the area of pain characterize CRPS type-I. CRPS type-II, or causalgia, arises due to a peripheral nerve injury while CRPS type-I arises due to the non-existence of a ...