PSY333H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Forego, First Nations, Assisted Suicide
Document Summary
According to current estimates, the average canadian will live to about 81 years of age and will die of something that he or she knew about 5-10 years before actually dying. Despite it"s good life expectancy canada"s infant mortality rate is high, 5/1000, higher for aboriginals and low ses families. Sudden infant death syndrome sids, is a major cause of infant death, could be related to sleeping position or smoking during pregnancy. Instructuing parents to put babies to sleep on their backs has helped reduce sids, Deaths under 15 often attributed to autormobile accidents, poisonings or accidnts in the home. Young adults diagnosed with cancer or other terminal illnesses express acute feelings of injustice. Sudden deaths may be better because they are assoicated with limited pain and less nancial burden and less deterioration. A good death is one that is free from avoidalbe suffering for paitens, families and carevgivers in general acccordance with the patients" and family"s wishes.
