Ethical Issues Surrounding Death

When is a person dead? How do we define death? Do people have a right to die? This issue becomes convoluted when attempting to revive a person or artificially sustain them. Death is, legally speaking, an irreversible state involving no response to stimulation, no movement or breathing, no reflexes, and no sign of brain activity. A living will states a person’s wishes about being kept on life support, attempts for revival, medication, feeding, and more, in case they cannot speak for themselves.
Five Arguments For Euthanasia (3:16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaeKzLkZUrA
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Five Arguments Against Euthanasia (3:16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMuNSJuJo4
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You don’t have to watch the videos to consider this question. Are there circumstances that warrant Euthanasia? Does the patient have to request it or does his or her family have to request it?

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