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Running Head: Mercy Death
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Mercy Death
Ohilda Ortega
Kaplan University
Ohilda Ortega
Mercy Death
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A patient that has lived for many years a healthy and happy live suddenly has been told
that he has a terminal illness and there is no hope or cure.
This patient asks the doctor to help
him end his life and to give him a mercy death. This in principle could be seen different by
different people. I would consider that this patient is acting a follower of individual ethical
egoism theory which states that people must act in their own interest (Thiroux, J. P., &
Krasemann, K. W, 2011). The problem with this is that the patient is not taking into consideration
the consequences that this act will have on his families and people that care for him. The family
of this patient would have to either agree with his decision or try to persuade the doctor not to do
it. As the doctor goes, he could easily follow the mercy death approach and assist this patient to
commit suicide or he could allow this patient to die a natural death without his interference. In
any case, these approaches are both known as practicing euthanasia (Thiroux, J. P., &
Krasemann, K. W, 2011). Personally, I believe that people should be allowed to receive medical
attention as long as they are breathing. I believe in the ethical theory of act utilitarianism which
states that people should perform the act which will bring the greatest amount of good over bad
for everyone affected by the act (Thiroux, J. P., & Krasemann, K. W, 2011). If this patient were
my father, brother or son I would want him to live for as long as God permits and I will take care
of him until his last breath.
Ohilda
Ohilda Ortega
Mercy Death
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References
Thiroux, J. P., & Krasemann, K. W, 2011 Ethics Theory and Practice 11 edition.
Published by Pearson
Digital book. Retrieved from Kaplan University December 2, 2014
Ohilda Ortega
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