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Hippocratic Oath: Do not harm
It is a historic oath taken by the physicians, authored by Greek physicist Hippocrates. It expresses the earliest medical ethics expression.
The exact oath phrase "First do no harm" is a Hippocratic Oath part. This phrase abstains the physicians from doing any harm and ill-doing to its subjects intentionally. In another part it is manifested as either help should be provided or no harm. It is considered to be murder if poisonous drugs are provided by physicians. This oath puts a complete ban on euthanasia.
Bioethics of PAD
As mostly in America Christianity is followed as a system of belief which discourages the idea of Physician-Assisted suicide and death. It is in bioethics been consider as unethical to cause death to someone to alleviate the pain of the subject. According to the Catholic Church, such patients should be provided with love and care with appropriate remedy to alleviate their pain and suffering.
As far as death is concerned, fully conscience death or natural death with dignity is considered to be ethical while unconscious death to alleviate pain is considered to be unethical.
The alternative for Physician-assisted death is to take a patient with love and care and give them medication to alleviate their pain as much as possible assist them.
Hospice vs Palliative
Hospice is the people choosing their way to die at the end of life. It can be provided in any sort of setting like home, assistance with facilities, nursing home, etc. It is designed for a situation where it is not possible for a patient to have a cure for their illness
In Palliative care system, treatment is provided by the doctors to patients with seriously ill diseases as long as possible. Hospice care is better in the way that it provides people the love from their loved one before they die.
Judeo-Christian Suffering Redemption
Pain and suffering have redemptive value in Judeo-Christian tradition because we have a history, it is a Christian belief that when human suffers and accepted a Jesus Christ union, has a remittance for its sins.
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