Editing End-of-Life Ethics (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
End-of-life ethics is understood through '''Suffering''' and '''Control'''.

'''1. The "Mercy" of Death (Quality of Life)''':
When "Living" becomes "Torture."
* If a patient has "Terminal Cancer" and is in "Constant Agony" that morphine can't stop.
* If they "Beg to Die."
* Supporters of euthanasia argue that "Forcing someone to suffer" is "Cruel."
* The "Right to Die" is the "Final Liberty."

'''2. The "Slippery Slope" (Sanctity of Life)''':
Why are many people "Afraid" of legalizing death?
* If we "Make it easy" to die, will we "Pressure" the "Elderly" to kill themselves to "Save money" for their family?
* Will we "Kill" people with "Depression" instead of "Healing them"?
* The "Sanctity of Life" view says that "Life" is a "Gift" that we "Don't have the right to destroy."

'''3. The "Natural" Exit (Passive vs. Active)''':
Most hospitals use **Passive** methods.
* "Turning off a Ventilator" is seen as "Letting Nature Happen."
* "Injecting a Poison" is seen as "Killing."
* Ethicists argue over whether there is a "Real Difference." If the "Result" is the same (death), why is "One" legal and "The Other" a crime?

'''The 'Terry Schiavo' Case (2005)'''': A woman was in a "Permanent Vegetative State" for 15 years. Her "Husband" wanted to "Remove her feeding tube." Her "Parents" wanted to "Keep her alive." The case went to the **US Congress** and the **Supreme Court**. It proved that "Death" is no longer a "Private Event"—it is a "Public Battle" over "Who owns the body."
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