What is the essence of life? Some may claim that it is to live a long one. But I’ve heard legends of one great warrior who chose to live a short life full of glory than that of a long life of obscurity. Truly, his wish was granted. However, reality for us, humans start to seep in. Unfortunately, we cannot choose our fate and terminally ill patients share the same predicament. These individuals experience immeasurable pain battling for their lives with no hope. Literally, they are listening to the tick of the clock until their time. Despite the moral conflict of permitting mercy killing, euthanasia provides a multitude of benefits such as, alleviating the pain of terminally-ill patients, cutting the expenditure of struggling families, and letting individuals practice their freewill and judgment. The first chapter of the Bible states the importance and sanctity of life. It is to be valued and nourished not …show more content…
What is the essence of life? Is it living by a machine? Nine hundred eighty-eight patients can attest to that. In six randomly selected sites in the United States, these patients were interviewed. Fifty-two percent of these individuals had seen a primary-care physician for treatment of pain and twenty percent of them saw a pain specialist. This is more than half of the patients that were questioned and it proves how the number of patients that experience severe pain are painstakingly high. With the excruciating discomfort these people tolerate, it is understandable how it should be ended to help alleviate their pain. Experts also agree to this as fifty-four percent of medical practitioners and eighty-six percent of the public support the idea of mercy killing. The process is painless and quick despite others’ first conception. Lethal drug overdoses are some of the most common. In these cases, doctors prescribe drugs in strengths and combinations that are designed to quickly and peacefully end someone’s