Mentioning Euthanasia decion in essay

[civilleader]

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For a ethical dilemma in secondary app, do you think it is to contravercial to mention euthanasia? I had to debate whether or not for my dog suffering from terminal cancer.

Would it make a huge difference in the adcom's eye?

 

[DrMidlife]

Yikes, whatever you write, make sure you grammar and spell check it.

DOF? Dear Old Friend? Dying Old Father? ???

 

[NCF145]

For a ethical dilemma in secondary app, do you think it is to contravercial to mention euthanasia? I had to debate whether or not for my dof suffering from terminal cancer.

Would it make a huge difference in the adcom's eye?

I wouldn't argue for something that is illegal in an application to a professional school. Just my 2 cents.


Well the fact that you were talking about a dog changes everything.

 

[civilleader]

Yikes, whatever you write, make sure you grammar and spell check it.

DOF? Dear Old Friend? Dying Old Father? ???

Lol I meant to say DOG not DOF that was a typo....and yeah, I should type stuff late at night, lol
Anyways we went against euthanasia...for my dog

 

[armybound]

is the essay prompt about an ethical dilemma or are you just adding the story for fun?

 

[doinmybest5840]

I don't see how it's controversial. It's legal, and there is nothing wrong with putting an animal to sleep if it is suffering or in pain (such as terminal cancer). If anything, I think it is is immoral NOT to humanely euthanize an animal in such pain. Yeah, it's hard to let them go, but to keep them alive because you don't want to give them up yet is just selfish and cruel.

 

[Bacchus]

This would not be controversial. Euthanising animals is a far too common practice and the only people you might rile up are people that feel the sanctity of life is more important than an animal's overall wellbeing (no suffering). If you relate this to medicine on a human basis then you face an issue you probably don't want to delve into. I don't see you doing that, though. I don't know how much of an ethical issue this is. It seems more along the lines of a prompt asking you how you handled a difficult situation and what you learned from it. You were not breaking any laws or abusing anyone or anything.

 

[Dr JPH]

Dont mention anything that can divide people.

 

[Vitum Medicinus]

Well, it would make your essay memorable, and unique from probably everyone else's...

But JP's correct.

Dont mention anything that can divide people.

I'd say think of another way to make your essay memorable.

 

[da8s0859q]

Dont mention anything that can divide people.

IMO, you've got two possible mindsets: you can either follow this advice and go the safe route that has seen many premedders into their med school's hallowed doors, or you can say what you want to say because you want to say it, possibly unfavorable reactions be damned. You'd be surprised how a seemingly risky standpoint can be less so, depending on the manner in which it's presented.

Maybe I'm a bit too arrogant with such things, but I tend to learn towards the latter.