Euthanasia: The Unethical Way To Die

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cide is something that will help their situation. And although it is understandable, using that basis for the decision making is still wrong and against what life is for. As human beings we are here to grow and to learn all we can. Our lives are one of the most precious things in which we own. And the right to live, especially in a time like today, is a gift that we should all be grateful for. But when an individual decides that their life is not worth living for anymore, they are interrupting the natural courses of life. We had no choice as to when we were going to be brought into the life and we should not have the right to decide when we can leave. This is simply not a right that we as humans should have the right to.
Now looking back on history it is clear that euthanasia has had many negative effects. The one that is most prevalent involves the Nazis in Germany. During the rein of the Nazis, euthanasia was a practice that was allowed and often times suggested (Weir 320). It began as something that was used moderately and only on the severely sick and hopeless. It was thought of as a moral way of ending suffering. But as it became more common, it grew and spread quickly. And before they knew it, hundreds of thousands of people who would not have been considered originally were being killed. Many of these individuals were considered to be socially unproductive and defective, and many were of a different race than the Germans. Hitler referred to these people as “Useless eaters” (Weir 321). And so what once was thought to be moral and ethical, turned out to be the easiest form of ethnic cleansing in history. And in response to this, Robert Weir, a Professor at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, argues, “The conclusion drawn from this is that if we allow any exceptions, we too shall fall into the excesses of the Nazis. For this reason positive acts to end the lives of consenting persons, or life-endin...