PPT-Attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

physicians and patients in a multicultural society in Malaysia ARM Fauzi MY Rathor JM Zain Department of Internal Medicine International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia. εὐθανασία. . : The Good Death. Active vs. Passive Euthanasia. Active: . “(U)sing certain death-causing means to bring about or cause the death of a person” (p.139). Passive:. “Withholding or withdrawing certain treatment and letting a patient die.” (p.139). David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics). CEO. Christian Medical & Dental Associations. PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE. DEFINING TERMS. Suicide. . Pulling the Plug . Refusing Treatment. Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) . Kevin O’Shea. Public Legal Information Association of NL (PLIAN). Legal Information Line/Lawyer Referral Service (9-12, M-F). Community and School Presentations. Publications . www.publiclegalinfo.com. A. ssisted . S. uicide. DAVID, AGUILO. CAS 100 . APRIL 7. ABOUT. For years, doctors have been prohibited from assisting patients in. their efforts to relieve suffering via suicide. . . Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced to over 60 years. session. 3, 20 . oct. 2014. Miljen Matijašević. E-mail: . miljen.matijasevic. @. gmail.com. Office: G10, room 6 (1st floor). Tue. , 15:30-16:30. Today’s session. Revision of the last session (Crime). https://pollev.com/. . Join a presentation put in the username . samuelharder202. You can do the poll now or wait until the end of the presentation. Live and Let Die. An Explanation of Physician Assisted Suicide in Canada. Jane. . Smith. . and Group. . CS . 217 Communication for Health Professionals. Mrs. . J. . Andersen. Wednesday, . April . 8. , . 2015. Objectives. Throughout this presentation the audience will: . Upon completion of this seminar you should be able to define and differentiate between the terms euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide. . Describe the laws and ethics regarding assisted suicide and the controversies surrounding the issue.. a plea for a new art of dying. Carlo Leget PhD. Vice-President of the European Association for Palliative Care. Assisted dying and euthanasia: the world in motion. The case of The Netherlands: what is going on?. This . image is courtesy of dailymaverick.co.za. Euthanasia, sometimes called “mercy killing” is the act of putting someone to death painlessly, or allowing them to die.. This . image is courtesy of . Euthanasia. Euthanasia, or “easy death,” means allowing or enabling people to die in a relatively painless way. . The debate over euthanasia goes back at least to the time of Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician known as the Father of Medicine.. Euthanasia comes from the Greek words: . Eu (good) . and . Thanatosis (death) . and it means "Good Death, "Gentle and Easy Death." This word has come to be used for "mercy killing.. It is the act or practice of ending a life of a person either by a deadly injection or suspension of medical treatment.. Assisted dying (sometimes also assisted death) is where the patient himself or herself ultimately takes the medication.. . Euthanasia. , by contrast, is usually where the doctor administers the medication to the patient. During the Conversation on Health, assisted suicide was a frequent topic of discussion addressing issues related to d assisted suicide. Right to die legislation, life and the role of health profess