2016年湖北自考英語(yǔ)閱讀翻譯資料（3）

湖北自考網(wǎng) 來(lái)源：時(shí)間：2016-04-05 10:01:45

Euthanasia: For and Against

"We mustn't delay any longer … swallowing is difficult … and breathing, that's also difficult. Those muscles are weakening too … we mustn't delay any longer."These were the words of Dutchman Cees van Wendel de Joode asking his doctor to help him die. Affected with a serious disease, van Wendel was no longer able to speak clearly and he knew there was no hope of recovery and that his condition was rapidly deteriorating.

Van Wendel's last three months of life before being given a final, lethal injection by his doctor were filmed and first shown on television last year in the Netherlands. The programme has since been bought by 20 countries and each time it is shown, it starts a nationwide debate on the subject.

The Netherlands is the only country in Europe which permits euthanasia, although it is not technically legal there. However, doctors who carry out euthanasia under strict guidelines introduced by he Dutch Parliament two years ago are usually not prosecuted.

The guidelines demand that the patient is experiencing extreme suffering, that there is no chance of a cure, and that the patient has made repeated requests for euthanasia. In addition to this, a second doctor must confirm that these criteria have been met and the death must be reported to the police department.

Should doctors be allowed to take the lives of others? Dr.Wilfred van Oijen, Cees van Wendel's doctor, explains how he looks at the question:"Well, it's not as if I'm planning to murder a crowd of people with a machine gun. In that case, killing is the worst thing I can imagine. But that's entirely different from my work as a doctor. I care for people and I try to ensure that they don't suffer too much. That's a very different thing."

Many people, though, are totally against the practice of euthanasia. Dr. Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the organisation Healthcare Opposed to Euthanasia, says that "in the vast majority of euthanasia cases, what the patient is actually asking for is something else. They may want a health professional to open up communication for them with their loved ones or family - there's nearly always another question behind the question."

Britain also has a strong tradition of hospices - special hospitals which care only for the dying and their special needs.

Cicely Saunders, President of the National Hospice Council and a founder member of the hospice movement, argues that euthanasia doesn't take into account that there are ways of caring for the dying. She is also concerned that allowing euthanasia would undermine the need for care and consideration of a wide range of people: "It's very easy in society now for the elderly, the disabled and the dependent to feel that they are burdens, and therefore that they ought to opt out. I think that anything that legally allows the shortening of life does make those people more vulnerable."

Many find this prohibition of an individual's right to die paternalistic. Although they agree that life is important and should be respected, they feel that the quality of life should not be ignored. Dr. Van Oijen believes that people have the fundamental right to choose for themselves if they want to die: "What those people who oppose euthanasia are telling me is that dying people haven't the right. And that when people are very ill, we are all afraid of their death. But there are situations where death is a friend. And is those cases, why not?"

But "why not?" is a question which might cause strong emotion. The film showing Cees van Wendel's death was both moving and sensitive. His doctor was clearly a family friend; his wife had only her husband's interests at heart. Some, however, would argue that it would be dangerous to use this particular example to support the case for euthanasia. Not all patients would receive such a high level of individual care and attention.

安樂(lè)死：贊同還是反對(duì)

"我們?cè)僖膊荒艿⒄`了，……我難以咽下食物……呼吸也有困難……，渾身疲乏無(wú)力，……不要再拖了。"荷蘭人齊斯范溫德?tīng)柵R死前請(qǐng)求醫(yī)生幫助他一死了之時(shí)說(shuō)了這番話(huà)。

結(jié)束

本文標(biāo)簽

特別聲明：1.凡本網(wǎng)注明稿件來(lái)源為“湖北自考網(wǎng)”的，轉(zhuǎn)載必須注明“稿件來(lái)源：湖北自考網(wǎng)（m.heywebguys.com）”,違者將依法追究責(zé)任；
2.部分稿件來(lái)源于網(wǎng)絡(luò)，如有不實(shí)或侵權(quán)，請(qǐng)聯(lián)系我們溝通解決。最新官方信息請(qǐng)以湖北省教育考試院及各教育官網(wǎng)為準(zhǔn)！

上一篇：自考“中國(guó)近現(xiàn)代史綱要”復(fù)習(xí)資料第一章下一篇：2016年湖北自考英語(yǔ)閱讀翻譯資料（4）

"2016年湖北自考英語(yǔ)閱讀翻譯資料（3）" 相關(guān)文章推薦

限時(shí)，免費(fèi)獲取學(xué)歷提升方案

已幫助10w萬(wàn)+意向?qū)W歷提升用戶(hù)成功上岸

武漢自考工具箱

自考流程報(bào)名時(shí)間考試時(shí)間考場(chǎng)查詢(xún) 成績(jī)查詢(xún) 成績(jī)復(fù)查自考違規(guī) 免考辦理轉(zhuǎn)考辦理實(shí)踐考核畢業(yè)申請(qǐng) 學(xué)位申請(qǐng) 學(xué)位外語(yǔ) 自考助學(xué) 成人高考

推薦信息

2024自考助學(xué)班

武漢自考專(zhuān)題推薦

自考視頻課程自考模擬真題

毛澤東思想概論
培訓(xùn)優(yōu)勢(shì)：課時(shí)考點(diǎn)精講+刷題+沖刺，熟練應(yīng)對(duì)考試題型。全程督促學(xué)習(xí)，安排好學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃。毛澤東思想概論...自考培訓(xùn)
英語(yǔ)二
本課程既是一門(mén)語(yǔ)言實(shí)踐課程,也是拓寬知識(shí)、了解世界文化的重要素質(zhì)課程,它以培養(yǎng)學(xué)習(xí)者的綜合語(yǔ)言應(yīng)用能力為目標(biāo)，使他們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)、工作和社會(huì)交往中能夠使用英語(yǔ)進(jìn)行有效的交流。英語(yǔ)二...自考培訓(xùn)
馬克思主義基本原理概論
本書(shū)包括兩個(gè)部分：自學(xué)考試大綱和基本原理。主要內(nèi)容有，馬克思主義是關(guān)于工人階級(jí)和人類(lèi)解放的科學(xué)，物質(zhì)世界及其發(fā)展規(guī)律，認(rèn)識(shí)的本質(zhì)及其規(guī)律，人類(lèi)社會(huì)及其發(fā)展規(guī)律，資本主義的形成及其發(fā)展，資本主義發(fā)展的歷史進(jìn)程，社會(huì)主義社會(huì)及其進(jìn)程，共產(chǎn)主義社會(huì)及其進(jìn)程等。馬克思主義基本原理概論...自考培訓(xùn)
思想道德修養(yǎng)與法律基礎(chǔ)
《思想道德修養(yǎng)與法律基礎(chǔ)》課具有鮮明的政治性、思想性、理論性、針對(duì)性、科學(xué)性、知識(shí)性以及實(shí)踐性和修養(yǎng)性。它包羅政治、思想、道德、心理本質(zhì)、學(xué)習(xí)成才和法律本質(zhì)等內(nèi)容，指導(dǎo)和回答大學(xué)生在人生、抱負(fù)、信念等方面遍及關(guān)心和迫切需要解決的問(wèn)題。思想道德修養(yǎng)與法律基礎(chǔ)...自考培訓(xùn)
中國(guó)近代史綱要
“中國(guó)近現(xiàn)代史綱要”全國(guó)高等教育自學(xué)考試指定教材，依據(jù)中央審定的普通高等學(xué)?！爸袊?guó)近現(xiàn)代史綱要”編寫(xiě)大綱以及馬克思主義理論研究和建設(shè)工程重點(diǎn)教材《中國(guó)近現(xiàn)代史綱要》，結(jié)合自學(xué)考試的特點(diǎn)設(shè)計(jì)了十章，集中講述1840年鴉片戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)爆發(fā)一直到2007年中國(guó)共產(chǎn)黨第十七次全國(guó)代表大會(huì)召開(kāi)的160多年的中國(guó)近現(xiàn)代歷史。中國(guó)近代史綱要...自考培訓(xùn)