The law went into effect on December 16, 2016 to legalize Physician Assisted Suicide in Colorado. Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide support patient “right-to-die”. Euthanasia is referred to as “mercy killing” or “good death” and implies painless actions to end the life of someone suffering from an incurable or terminal disease ( Zerwekh&Garneau, 2015, p. 434). Physician Assisted Suicide has been debated for years because it causes a conflict between nonmaleficence, duty to prevent or avoid doing harm, whether intention or unintentional and autonomy principle, a patient’s right to self-determination without outside control. According to Zerwekh and Garneau (2015), euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide affect nursing practice because a decision to perform Physician Assisted Suicide may involve the nurse. From the ethical point of view, many would consider this ultimate act of mercy, but many would oppose for the right-to
The law went into effect on December 16, 2016 to legalize Physician Assisted Suicide in Colorado. Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide support patient “right-to-die”. Euthanasia is referred to as “mercy killing” or “good death” and implies painless actions to end the life of someone suffering from an incurable or terminal disease ( Zerwekh&Garneau, 2015, p. 434). Physician Assisted Suicide has been debated for years because it causes a conflict between nonmaleficence, duty to prevent or avoid doing harm, whether intention or unintentional and autonomy principle, a patient’s right to self-determination without outside control. According to Zerwekh and Garneau (2015), euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide affect nursing practice because a decision to perform Physician Assisted Suicide may involve the nurse. From the ethical point of view, many would consider this ultimate act of mercy, but many would oppose for the right-to