Support on Euthanasia in Texas Writing Assignment

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Support on Euthanasia in Texas
Euthanasia is an intentional act of killing or permitting the death of somebody who is terminally ill or who wishes to intentionally end their life. The euthanasia in Texas is guided by some legislative laws and regulations to make the act as human as possible, so that the religious beliefs and practices are taken into consideration. In contrary to the doctor-assisted suicide practiced in the states of Oregon and Washington, the doctor in consultations with the family or upon the wishes of the patient can assist in ending the pain, agony and suffering of the patient through some agreed principles (Somerville 50). However, in assisted-suicide, the terminally ill person or patient is provided with different possibilities to end their lives, preferably professional medical alternatives as opposed to the gruesome non-professional alternatives.
Life is priceless and no one in particular, including the doctors, can determine who is to die or live or when one should die. According to religion, the right to live is provided by God and it is through faith and belief in Him that the ailing can be cured. Taking into the consideration the biblical story of job who was terminally ill, it was his faith and belief in God that healed him (Somerville 103). To the believers in religion, the knowledge of when one would die cannot be determined medically.
There are challenges that come with one being terminally ill. Apart from the financial constraints that come from the medication, there is pain, suffering and the fear of losing a loved one. Sometimes the pain and the time the patient takes to seek medication can be lengthy and painful. Patients in severe stages of cancer experience a lot of pain (Somerville 33). The associated effects of chemotherapy, such as hair loss, general body malice and the lack of physical activities stigmatize the patient from the environment.
Patients on life support are entirely on vegetative state and are fully dependent on the hospital and the family members. They have iron lungs and external heart that keeps the blood in circulation to maintain their vegetative state. Maintaining such settings are costly and provide an emotional breakdown among the relatives and family members in witnessing the agony and pain the patient undergoes. Euthanasia provides a legal leeway for ending such pain, suffering and financial obligations. The doctor provides a professional mechanism with compassion, respect and dignity to humanity and human life (Somerville 91). However, the doctors have to allow the natural process of dying to take its course. It can be done through the removal of life support in the event where there is no significant medical improvement of the vegetative state of the patient. The removal of life support has to be agreed upon by the patient in case he or she has the ability. In Texas, the removal of life support can only be done through the consent of the patient. In the event that the patient had previously executed long lasting power of attorney, a member o...