Part one of term paper
is one of the most acute and uncomfortable contemporary problems in medical ethics. Is Ethical? The case for rests on one main fundamental moral principle: mercy. It is not a new issue; has been discussed-and practised-in both Eastern and Western cultures from the earliest historical times to the present. But because of medicine's new t ...

Part two of term paper
... the first of these, for a physician or other caregiver to extend mercy to a suffering patient may mean to refrain from procedures that cause further suffering-provided, of course, that the treatment offers the patient no overriding benefits. The ph s performed even though a patient's survival is highly unlikely; although patients in arrest are unconscious at the time of resuscitation, it can be a brutal procedure, and if the patient regains consciousness, its aftermath can involve consi ...