HCA 322 Week 2 Discussion 1, Option 1 - Patient Rights Euthanasia

HCA 322 Week 2 Discussion 1

Option 1: Patient Rights-Euthanasia

For this option, you will take a look at the ethics surrounding euthanasia (intentionally ending a life to relieve pain or suffering) and the right to live versus right to die arguments that were present within the Teri Schiavo and Karen Ann Quinlan cases.  To being, view the Craig Ewart at Dignitas (Switzerland) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., the Terri Schiavo Story (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and the Euthanasia-Whose life is it, anyway? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. videos. Then, research and discuss the topic of euthanasia.  For your initial post, pick one case (either Teri Schiavo or Karen Ann Quinlan) and one side of the argument (either right to live or right to die) and explain how you would have handled this particular case differently in order to protect the patient.