Clinical & Medical Biochemistry

Abstract

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Argumentative Essay

Muhand Burghal H and Majd Maryyan

Patients with terminal cancer suffering from many physiological and psychological signs and symptoms that affected on quality of life. When the cancer patient could not be cured, the objective of treatment is to enhance human dignity and prevent needless suffering from unnecessary treatments. As result, DNR orders have become an integral part of the care of the terminally ill patient. Although DNR increased over decades but still DNR concept considering one of most common ethical and legal dilemma. The purpose of this argumentative essay to identify literature and to support current researcher?s opinion about proppant to DNR; also taking into consideration the legal and ethical points of view of opponents and proponents. Argumentative essay is type of writing that requires author to investigate, collect and evaluate a phenomenon either proponent or opponent. Legally, Taiwan, Italy and Israel considered the use of DNR order illegal. While other countries such as United States, United Kingdom, Spain, French, Norway and Netherlands considered the DNR order for terminally ill patients as a legal action. Ethically, the religion and culture play an important two factors in acceptance to DNR order like Islam that support DNR under certain conditions such as, brain death, on other hand, there is religion such as Jewish and cultures opponent activate DNR order.