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When researching the question at hand I thought of looking it from the perspective of working in the US Navy, calling Texas home, but currently living in Bahrain. While all three do not have death with dignity laws they do respect advanced directives. This is what was found.

The US Navy does not have a death with dignity law or policy that allows its personnel to request or receive physician-assisted death. The US Navy follows the federal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), which prohibit euthanasia and assisted suicide as criminal offenses. The UCMJ also applies to military personnel who are stationed or deployed in states or countries where death with dignity is legal. Therefore, any Navy member who participates in or facilitates a death with dignity act may face court-martial and severe penalties, such as dishonorable discharge, imprisonment, or even death.

The US Navy also respects the wishes of patients regarding advance directives and follows the federal law known as the Patient Self Determination Act, which requires healthcare facilities to inform patients of their rights to make decisions about their medical care and to document these decisions in medical records (Simmons, 2018).

Texas does not have euthanasia or death with dignity laws that allow people to end their lives with medical assistance. Euthanasia, which is an intentional act of killing or permitting the death of someone who is terminally ill, paralyzed, or otherwise wishes to end their life, is illegal in Texas and most other states in the US. Death with dignity, which is a form of physician-assisted suicide that allows people who are of sound mind and in their last six months of life to request and receive medication to end their lives, is also not allowed in Texas. Only 10 states have legalized death with dignity under certain conditions.

Texas does allow people to make advance directives that instruct their physicians to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatments in case they are diagnosed with an irreversible or terminal condition that will cause their death within six months even with treatment. This is not considered euthanasia or death with dignity, but rather a way of allowing people to die naturally without interference. People can make these directives by signing a document called a Directive to Physicians, which must be witnessed by two adults or notarized. The directive only becomes effective when the person is unable to make decisions for themselves and their condition is certified by two physicians (Hammerle, 2022).

The Kingdom of Bahrain does not have a "death with dignity" law or anything similar that allows euthanasia or medical aid in dying. Euthanasia is illegal in most countries in the world, and only a few have legalized it in certain circumstances. Bahrain is a predominantly Muslim country, and Islam generally forbids euthanasia as a form of suicide and a violation of God's will. However, some Islamic scholars have argued that withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment from terminally ill patients who are suffering unbearably may be permissible under certain conditions.

In 2010, the Kingdom of Bahrain passed a law called the Law on the Rights of Patients and Health Service Providers, and it states that patients have the right to accept or refuse any medical intervention, and to appoint a proxy to make decisions on their behalf if they lose capacity. The law also requires health service providers to respect the patients' choices and to inform them of the benefits and risks of any proposed treatment (Al-Jalahma et al., 2013).

The ethical issues for me surround advanced directives. The U.S. Navy and Texas both align that in order to make advanced directives you have to be 18 years or older and in the right mental capacity to make the decision. Bahrain does not have an age limit. Should we talk to our children about making advanced directives with other life choices such as sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.? When the directive is made how do we ensure they were fully informed? How do you revoke them if they change their mind? How do we accommodate the cultural, religious, or moral values of the person, the family and the health care providers?