Euthanasia

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Euthanasia is defined as “the act of killing an individual for reasons being
considered merciful.” It is a planned self-deliverance from a painful and

hopeless disease. Today’s society has many different names for it such as:

suicide, self-deliverance, auto-euthanasia, aid-in-dying, assisted suicide, death

with dignity, and playing God. I believe that no one or any one else has the

right to decide when it is time for a person to give up on life.

The first and most common reason for why someone might end their

life is that an advanced terminal illness is causing unbearable suffering.

Another reason is a severe physical handicap causing them to be completely

dependent on those who care for them. This is rare though. I believe that life

is precious and is worth fighting for. I am glad that assent-suicide is a crime

in most places, including here. The word euthanasia comes for a Greek word

meaning literally “good death.” “Disconnecting respiratory devices is not a

acceptable method of euthanasia. It causes the patient to starve for oxygen

and gasp for it, but when he/she cannot breathe, the body is starved for

oxygen and suffocates. This is not merciful by any means, (Euthanasia).”

There is also another point that has to be looked at which is future

medical advances. It would reduce pressure on scientists to come up with

cures and symptomatic treatments for those of us who do want to live, no

matter the circumstances. It would have to be thought of through a different

point of view, think about the past. If euthanasia had been legalized 40 years

ago, there is a good chance that hospice care would not exist. I think that the

improvement in terminal cared is directly effects how good treatments to

minimize suffering. “If that suffering had been extinguished by extinguishing

the patients who bore it, then we may never have known the ad...