WITHDRAWAL OF TREATMENT

Withdrawal of Treatment



Withdrawal of Treatment

Introduction

This paper intends to discuss the use and abuse of withdrawal of treatment. Withdrawal of treatment basically refers to providing an end to the life care. People usually refers to the withdrawal of care treatment process is 'euthanasia.' Euthanasia basically refers to the practice of providing an end to someone's life intentionally in order to relieve pain and suffering. Euthanasia is a 'Greek' word having a literal meaning of 'good death.' However, there are certain underlying differences between withdrawal of treatment and the provision of euthanasia. Withdrawal of treatment is assumed to be a very sensitive issue. There have been debates going on with relation to the use and abuse of this practice. It is extremely important to focus on the necessity of utilizing this practice correctly (John & Ira, 2002 Pp. 200-232).

This paper will focus on the various important aspects that are associated with the use and abuse of withdrawal of treatment. The end of life care is assumed to be one of the most sensitive aspects of healthcare. The practice of ending life care treatments calls for various ethical dilemmas. This paper will provide an overview about the end of life care. A rationale behind selecting this topic in relation with its importance to workplaces will also be provided. Moreover, the main argument will investigate the practice of withdrawing treatments from the perspective of the care of older patients. Lastly, all the evidence will be summed up by a clearly articulated conclusion.

Rationale behind the Topic

The rapid technological advancements within the field of healthcare have created issues like 'withdrawal of treatment.' There are many opponents and proponents to such issues. I have chosen this topic for the purpose of my investigation because I believe that such practices need to be researched a lot more than they have been already researched. Moreover, all the ethical dilemmas in relation with the aspects of euthanasia certainly make me questions all the doctors participating in the voluntary active euthanasia. Being related to the field of medicine, this issue becomes extremely important for me to consider. On a personal level, I am certainly against such practices; however, the aspect of correctly utilizing of such treatment urged me to investigate about the topic.

Medical personnel usually justify the usage of 'withdrawal of treatment' concept with saying that it is necessary for the patients to provide an end to their sufferings. The extent to which the usage of withdrawal of treatment remains justifiable is important to consider. There is only a thin line between the use and abuse of such treatments. I have chosen this topic with an aim to clearly articulate the use and abuse of withdrawal of treatment, end of life care. Deciding about providing euthanasia to the suffering patients is a difficult task to do. This paper will certainly explore the various ethical dilemmas which must be answered before the excessive use of treatment withdrawals.

Being related to the profession of medicine, I am certainly ...