Word: ills
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There is little correlation between ill soldiers and where they served during the war. While certain units have more ailing members than others, some investigators see that as evidence of the stress shared by members of those units--combat, being away from home and family, and poor living conditions. The main concentration seems to be among reservists, who account for nearly half of those reporting the problem but made up only 17% of the troops serving there. The Pentagon attributes this discrepancy to the reluctance of active-duty soldiers to complain for fear of losing their jobs in a shrinking...
Most supporters of euthanasia maintain that they believe in the basic sanctity and dignity of life, but argue that ending the suffering of terminally ill patients at their request is actually a move which respects sanctity of life. For them death with dignity, as opposed to a life of pain and suffering, is more humane. However, such contentions seem to be concerned more with the quality of life than its sanctity. In effect their case is that if we need to decide between the two, quality of life is more important than the sanctity of life. Thus the extremely...
...course, proponents can argue that there would be safeguards for the practice--the law in the Northern Territories requires that a psychiatrist and three doctors examine the patient to establish that the patient is terminally ill, and that he or she is of sound mind. But the scenarios described above pertain to patients who are not only terminally ill, but have made a rational decision that they want to end their lives. However, their reasons remain unjustifiable to society in general. So then, who is to determine who really qualifies for the procedure? Are we going to restrict...
...pain and suffering is the bench-mark for which terminally ill patients can request the "right to die," what are we to do about the palliative care inequities that exist across the world, including in the United States? Once voluntary euthanasia is legalized and widely practiced, patients may request this procedure because they haven't been provided proper pain treatment If treated properly with the necessary pain killers, these patients would not seek to end their lives. Of course we could argue that voluntary euthanasia should be practiced only in those cases where the best palliative care has already been...
...right to die" and "death with dignity" brigade do not occupy the moral high ground on this issue. And they are certainly not the only ones with compassion for those who suffer. All of us feel the pain and anguish of those we love who are terminally ill; like many others, I have personally experienced the anguish of a loved one experiencing a slow, painful death. But my response to such suffering differs fundamentally from those who would legalize euthanasia. As a society we should show compassion for those who suffer, not by saying "we can help...