Question

• In your own words, describe the difference between euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
• Select an argument for or against either euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide. How would you defend your argument?
• In addition to your main response, you must also post substantive responses to at least two of your classmates' posts in this thread. Your response should include elements such as follow up questions, further exploration of topics from the initial post, or requests for further clarification or explanation on some points made by the classmates.

Answer 1

Euthanasia is the act of intentionally ending their lives to free from suffering and pain.
Physician-assisted suicide differs from euthanasia. Physician-assisted suicide is an act of assisting people for their death to end their suffering.
In US physician-assisted suicide is most common and it is legalized. In the US most of the cancer patients using this method for killing themselves, this is due to loss of autonomy and inability to enjoy life due to pain. even well-educated people following this to escape from suffering. physician-assisted suicide done by the physician by providing sleeping pills and lethal doses. Than euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide will be difficult and make serious social risk. the physician can comfort patients with good communication and support, adequate pain control instead of physician-assisted suicide.
There are many types of euthanasia as a legal and common one in many countries.
Hippocratic oaths taking by all doctors which mention patient safety and against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. Nowadays the original oath is outdated, but in some countries like Pakistan and Arab countries following this oath, they extend patient life as much as possible.
US supreme court suggests euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is a legal one for the patient to make their own choice and respecting patient autonomy because they suggest that the patient knows their real suffering. In some countires this rules and laws was accepted and followed for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.