2012年7月28日土曜日

Answer

Should we have the right to die?

I think that people should be allowed to choose whether they live or die,
because it's their own life to do as they please. People should be able to
decide when they want their life to end.
People don't need to suffer from great pain anymore.
Seeing many opinions from the internet, a lot agreed on this idea.

I'll show some oppose opinons.
"Either live snd hurt yourself, or end yourself by hurting so many people who love you, face this pain.This is life, not everything is easy, that doesn't mean you have to kill yourself. "
Seems a little cruel.

Article

I found an interesting article.

"Dutch euthanasia clinic offers mobile service"
March 07, 2012|By Ben Brumfield, CNN

The Netherlands' first ever clinic for assisted suicide and euthanasia has opened and includes a mobile service for those who wish to die at home.
Almost 140,000 people die in the Netherlands per year, according to the CIA World Factbook. The intentional ending of life with a doctor's help accounts for about 3,000 of those deaths, according to the Netherlands Ministry of Health.

I know Netherland is developing country for euthanasia, but I was quite surprised to this article.
There are many ways to choice euthanasia in Netherland.

Answer

Do you think euthanasia enables us die with honor?

From my opinion I say yes.
If people don't want to live anymore, the choice of euthanasasia is not a bad ending of life.
At least, they can put end to their lives in their own will. I think this means a death with honor.

Answer

What is the difference between euthanasia and  helping suicide?

It seems that there is no firm differences between them.

Physician-assisted suicide refers to the physician providing the means for death, most often with a prescription. The patient, not the physician, will ultimately administer the lethal medication. Euthanasia generally means that the physician would act directly, for instance by giving a lethal injection, to end the patient's life.

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2012年7月27日金曜日

Answer

What is euthanasia?

Means of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering.
This is also called as "mercy killing"
And euthanasia is categorized in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, or involuntary. These can be more divided into passive or active euthanasia.
Passive euthanasia entails the withholding of common treatments, such as antibiotics, necessary for the continuance of life.
Active euthanasia entails the use of lethal substances or forces, such as administering a lethal injection, to kill and this is very controversial.
There are different laws in many countries about euthanasia.

2012年7月26日木曜日

Results on survey

1.Are you for or against euthanasia? Tell me the reason.
  Many people answered "yes", because we should have the rights to die in our own will.
  I also got a comment "if they don't want to live in pain, let them choose".
  However, some said it depends on the stuations.
  I didn't find answers saying "no" to this question.
  Like many other, I am for euthanasia, too.
 
 

2.Are you able to explain the differences between euthanasia and suicide?
   I got good answer on it "euthanasia is for people who are ill and have no chane of recovery"or      
 "suicide is mainly committed by mental anguish, not physical one".
 Their answers were very thoughtful.
 By the way, I don't have answer to this question myself.

3.If you got disease with great pain, and you know you won't recover, will you choose euthanasia?
   All of respondents answered "yes".
  I regret I didn't make comment box on this question. If I had, I would have learned a lots of things  from this question.

4.Do you think Japan should relax restriction on euthanasia. Tell me your opinion.
  Some said "yes", because elderly people are increasing in Japan.
  But most of rhem didn't answered on this question saying "I don't know restriction in Japan"
  I think I made a bad question. It could have been vety difficult one for people who are not Japanese.

5.Do you think euthanasia brings good effect to society?
  The answers were split. About a half answered "yes", the other choosed "no".

6.Why do you  think that euthanasia is employed constructively in Europe?
    They couldn't come up with good answers on this question.
    They seem to know it is spreading in Europe, but don't know why. 

7.Do you think euthanasia will keep spreading?
   Almost 70 per cent of people said "yes".
   Others answered "no".
  Seeing the current in euthanasia, this can be.
 
I learned a lot of things about people's ideas on euthanasia from results.

2012年7月25日水曜日

FEED BACK

I got many constructive opinions from classmates. Thank you!
Some praised us for our NGO's projects, like hospice or releasing patients from pain, and my Kamishibai.
There were some criticisms and questions on our funds. Thinking back, we should have developped on that more concrete.
I also got comment that explaining wasn't clear enough on differences between active euthanasia and passive euthanasia.