3 in 4 members of the general public believe that euthanasia should be legal. Over fifty percent of medical professionals are for patients having the right to end their life. Despite this overwhelming support, doctors still allow patients to be in inescapable pain for their last days. Would you wish pain on your loved ones, or would you have them die with dignity? And besides, euthanasia prevents families from wasting their money on treatment that won't work, and the current Australian law encourages illegal euthanasia, so even if you don't believe that euthanasia is right, would you rather have regulations on it, or none at all?
The main problem with euthanasia is that people don't understand it. The argument that it may become murder if not used correctly seems to be popular, and while this does hold some merit, it is not unlike that of a doomsday cult that predicts time and again the end of the world, only for followers to discover the next day that things are pretty much as they were. We need the evidence that shows that horrible consequences are likely to occur. The possibility that such consequences might occur, as noted earlier, does not constitute such evidence.
…show more content…
Patients who are terminally ill or those who suffer from incurable diseases can choose to get medical attention but that would be eventually futile since the person will not be saved. One would simply prolong the life of suffering and pain while spending a lot of money. There are thousands of cases involving a family has gone bankrupt to ensure medical care for a terminally ill person, or to keep up the treatment for an incurable disease. Prolonging such lives would only lead to heartache, financial challenges, and eventual futility. Instead, euthanasia allows peaceful death in a medically monitored environment. The person suffering would not suffer. The family or loved ones to be bereaved will not spend a fortune which would yield them no
If they have to live a life of pain and suffering, with no way out other than even more physiological damage to the family and themselves, euthanasia should be legal. “Mr. Williams said "It's not a choice between life and death. It's a choice between different ways of dying."”. (Benjamin Preiss) Euthanasia is a heavy topic, loved ones dying by choice, and not by life. They don't put themselves in the shoes of the victim, they don't put themselves in the place of a mentally ill, or physiologically ill person, they see euthanasia as a bad thing, to take away the right to live and prosper.
Euthanasia should be permitted everywhere around the world because all individuals have the right to determine their future either by choosing death or the right to live. For instance, in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck the companionship of Candy and his dog is very strong as they stay together all day long. Candy’s dog has become very old and weak in which he is forced to give up his life since he was no use. According to the text, “He ain’t no good to you, Candy. An’ he ain’t no good to himself.
It is suggested that Euthanasia will provide 'Death with Dignitary '. I believe that every person has the right to die knowing that he or she is loved and that their doctors did everything they could to make them well and comfortable. I believe that palliative care is the best option for patients who want to die in dignity and we should instead think of ways of helping people who suffer which don 't involve encouraging them to end their lives. The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities contains twenty basic rights, one of the rights being 'Your right to life ' where every person has the right to life and to not have their life taken. By allowing euthanasia into our country we are defying these basic rights.
People live in fear and terror knowing that for the rest of their lives, they will have to suffer this excruciating pain and sorrow. How would you feel if you knew that for the rest of your life time you would have to experience excruciating pain and
Doctor-assisted suicide, or euthanasia, can cause deaths under circumstances where the person is not mentally able to make that decision for themselves. Doctor-assisted suicide should be illegal because of how many unnecessary and unwanted deaths it has caused. Doctor-assisted suicide, or euthanasia, gives doctors too much power to kill, it also persuades powerless people to think about ending their life, and it makes patients who don 't actually want to die request it in belief that they are burdensome to the people around them. Doctors receive too much power from patients and medical facilities to assist suicide to patients with illnesses or patients who think they need to end their life in general. According to Cristian Nordqvist, euthanasia is known as "the means to take a deliberate action with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering" (Nordqvist, Christian).
If someone is in enough pain that they see it is fit to be euthanized, they should have every right legally to do so. To start, euthanasia should be acceptable to be used if the person(s) are in enough pain that they see it’s fit and/or said person(s) are terminal. Belgian twins Marc and Eddy Verbessem were both born deaf and with spinal problems and were later diagnosed with incoming
Another issue with legalizing euthanasia would be that society would be too easily convinced to support it. "It would be hard to devise procedures that would protect people from being persuaded into giving their consent." (Foot, p. 112) There is no possible way to know if a person is giving their consent because they actually want to or maybe because they were persuaded to do
They are not, and never have been, intended to make anyone suffer"("Top 10 Pros and Cons Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?" ProCon.org. ) Another reason against Euthanasia is "the patient might recover against all odds. The diagnosis might be wrong." (Nordqvist, Christian. "
Others may also choose euthanasia too soon, weakening the body’s chance to fight an illness. A person may also choose euthanasia for selfless reasons (e.g. they see their spouse suffering from hospital visits or going into debt). J. Gay Williams third argument, the argument from practical effects, is what I find most convincing. He speaks about euthanasia going against doctors and nurses very commitment which may therefore lead to an “overall decline in medical healthcare” (Rachels, RTD, 357). It is also may cause a ripple effect in regards to killing (Rachels, RTD,
Opponents to this topic say that euthanasia is murder and should not be allowed under any circumstances. Murder is when one person kills another, though, and assisted suicide is simply giving a terminally ill patient the means to end their suffering. No one is forcing them to end their life and if they choose they can stop the process at any time by not taking the drugs. Should prolonging a life take precedence over the quality of that life? If the quality is so low that the individual is in constant pain, can’t take care of themselves, or is having a machine keep their heart and lungs working their suffering should be allowed to be ended.
Euthanasia provides the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, for the family knowing that person's suffering has ended, and for the person as they have died in a peaceful way and are now free from suffering. Quality of life is very important, and if someone isn't living a life that they feel is quality because they have gone to extraordinary means to try and do so and failed. If they are suffering from a disease that leaves them in pain and there is no going up, Euthanasia seems like the best option. Quality over
A controversial practice that invokes a debate over how beneficial its intentions are is the use of euthanasia. The argument switches between whether or not putting terminally ill patients to death with the assistance of a physician is justifiable and right. Legalizing the practice of euthanasia is a significant topic among many people in society, including doctors and nurses in the medical field, as it forces people to decide where to draw the line between relieving pain and simply killing. While some people see euthanasia as a way to helping a patient by eliminating their pain, it is completely rejected by others who see it as a method of killing.
In summary, there are many advantages and disadvantages of euthanasia. For pros perspective, it can help economic issues, save many lives by donating organs, and maintain a right for patients and the families who request it. For cons perspective, euthanasia is not valid because every life is valuable; everyone is human being who is worth to live. In like manner, it is unethical and it leads doctors to have less responsibilities for their jobs. Personally, euthanasia should be legal because it can help economic issues which is one of the most problems in the society and it allow patients to decide about themselves.
From an economic standpoint, euthanasia is a brilliant alternative. Though many see it as unethical, it may be relieving for the victims to know that once they’ve passed they’re no longer considered burdens to their families. Though harsh, keeping a terminally ill person alive for a year costs no less than $55,000, dying in a dignified way is their last resort when they know their condition is not going to improve. Many patients with incurable diseases have stated that the lengthy and expensive time and operations granted by their families are not worth the few extra months they get of spending time on Earth.
One reason why patients would want to end their life with euthanasia is because of their disorders and immobility to get around and enjoy things. Euthanasia is a physician assisted