Thursday, October 7, 2010

The article talks about the story of Terri Schiavo, and example on euthanasia and how it grew into a big debate over whether or not her breathing tube should be removed. Basically Terri had suffered from a heart attack which left her in a vegetative state because she had no oxygen going through her brain. Terri remained like this for years.Eventually it was determined that there was nothing else that could be done to bring her back.Her husband decided that it was finally time for her feeding tube to be removed. One of his main reasons was because the treatments that were done, did not work or show any signs that she was improving. This brought a lot of attention because the ethical question was asked...Is it ethically correct to assist in someone else's death even if they are not physically or mentally capable of deciding?


 
Article
http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913372?sid=966697&useConcept=False   
MLA Citation
Gay, Kathlyn. "Terri Schiavo." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 6 Oct. 2010. <http://issues.abc-clio.com/>
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  1. Nick CrealOctober 17, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    Sonia, Very profound question indeed. I don't know exactly how I would react if placed in the position of Mr. Schiavo. I like to think that I would choose life no matter what the case, but seeing someone I loved in a physical state similar to Terri, make the decision much more difficult. However, I firmly believe that life is precious, and I want to see research that supports the idea that life should be chosen over death. In the case of Terri, science tried everything possible to bring her back, couldn't her husband have waited a few more years until science found a cure to bring her back. Technology and medical treatments are constantly evolving and improving methods. Don't you think that there would be some scientific improvement that might help Terri in the future.

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