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Euthanasia: Is Mercy Killing Acceptable? Death is often known as a tough subject to many, whether that be dealing with a close relative’s death, explaining it to children, or confronting one’s own death. Killing one’s self is also viewed as a negative subject. Taking one’s own life is seen as terrible and unnecessary; usually the blame is placed on those that surrounded that person the most. Although, sometimes there is an exception. Being a quadriplegic and unable to function individually may really take someone’s will to live away. There are multiple reasons why that person may feel this way. The film The Sea Inside, released in 2004, portrays the story of Ramón Sampedro (Javier Bardem), a man paralyzed from the neck down due to a high dive …show more content…

It may seem obvious, but a person who is in a vegetative state needs a lot of care. This may cause the person to feel like a burden to the nurses and family members that take care of them while they remain in that vegetative state. This film accurately portrays this when Ramón explains to Rosa that one of the main reasons he wishes to be euthanized is that he seems to be a bother to his family. His family, of course, assures him that they do it out of love and do not mind the work, yet Ramón still believes it’s effort that they should not have to put it. This really shows one of the many insecurities that a person in this state might have. Creating work, making a grown person care for another grown person as if they were a baby, is understably, an insecurity which would cause someone to have themselves …show more content…

Those who wish to end their life early want to because they are in a paralyzed, vegetative state that restrict them from really experiencing life to its fullest, as well as feeling like a burden to those who take care of them because of all of the work it takes to uphold a debilitative life, and finally, those who wish to end their life simply don’t have good quality of life and would feel better if they were to be released unto death. I personally understand these wishes and believe that it really should be the choice of the

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Euthanasia Rough Draft Euthanasia has been a big topic of conversation around the United States for the past decade. There are those who are against death by medicine, and those who are for dying with dignity. Right off the back, the words death by medicine and dying with dignity sound a lot different. Those who are pro Euthanasia look at it as ending a persons suffering, and giving them a choice. People against Euthanasia look at it as either suicide or murder, and find it inhumane.

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Many times in life we are faced with difficult decisions, but is it you who are making the decisions, or is someone else making the decision for you? When it comes to ending a person’s life, because of a terminal illness, it should be the patient’s decision. Physician-Assisted Suicide or PSA has been an issue for many decades, questioning its morality, and the legal issues it could face if legalized. The history of self-assisted suicide dates back to the Roman and Greeks, where scholars approved of the decision to hasten death due to illness.

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In his article, Brock argues that voluntary active euthanasia is morally permissible. First off, Brock explains that the most important reason is to respect each individual 's right to self-determination. People are meant to have an inherent right that allows them to pursue the things that they feel constitute a good life. Brock explains how it can allow people near death to maintain their dignity and avoid suffering, as long as they have some competent decision making ability. Brock also notes that voluntary active euthanasia is morally permissible because it shows a sort of mercy to the individual that is dying.

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Mercy killing is legal and even though some people don't like that it is a legal practice it is not there section in the end, it’s the person to wants it decision. Mercy killing can be good. In Of Mice and Men, George did what was best for everyone, Lennie killed someone and was capable of doing it again because he did not fully understand what he did. In real life if a person wants to end their life because they are in pain, mental or physical, they could do it thereself. So why not let them do it peacefully and painlessly by assisted suicide?

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It is nearly impossible for the patient to rely on another person to make the best decision that they would have made for themselves, particularly when it involves personal interests such as profiting from a will. If there is something to gain, the family members’ motives seem questionable. If the patient falls ill, then there lies a possibility that their heirs will hope for the patient’s death so that they could receive their inheritance. The inability to confirm whether the family actually has the patient’s best interest in mind supports the argument that any form of euthanasia is unethical. Moreover, health care costs for terminally ill patients, including nursing homes, prescription drugs, and home health care deserves consideration.

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Mercy killing is wrong because it affects the family and friends of the person being killed, and mercy killing effects the person who has to do the killing because it is morally wrong. Mercy killing, also known as assisted suicide, has been a controversial topic in the real world and their are many opposing opinions on the matter. Many believe that no matter the situation, life is precious and that you should not end one’s own life because it can always improve. While others believe that if one is in great enough pain and their is no way out, that one should be able to end your life on your own

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In my opinion, euthanasia should be acceptable because it is the worth alternative.

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What is your argument/ topic/ question? Euthanasia should be legal. Position Are you for it or against it? Affirmative (yes)

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