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Arguments Against Active Euthanasia

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1. Active euthanasia is referred to James Rachels as mercy killing. It is thought of by people that killing is morally worse than letting someone die. However, I can’t say that I completely agree with that because the difference is that when you assist someone you are ending his or her misery. When someone you just let someone die you know they are suffering every minute of their last existence. I don’t think that active euthanasia is really an issue if it is what the person wants or if they are incapacitated their will allows it. Our nation gives the death penalty by lethal injection and that most certainly is not voluntarily to the other party so I don’t see why our nation is against someone who truly desires it. Passive euthanasia is when …show more content…

A Kantian viewpoint would see assisted suicide as something that should not be done. Kant believed that an act was only morally right if the person would universalize the act. If the person committing this act would want everyone to act this way then it could be morally right. However, assisted suicide would not be an act that should be morally right in Kant’s viewpoint because the act of helping someone kill themselves should not be universalized.

The Utilitarian would view this differently from a Kantian standpoint in the way that a utilitarian wants whatever brings the greatest amount of happiness to the most number of people. When thinking of assisted suicide the patient is the one who desires the assistance. The person is in pain and suffering and his or her family has to watch their loved one suffer until death finally ends it. Assisted suicide would could be argued that it would make the one suffering happier to escape the suffering as well as the loved ones who have to watch until they die suffer. This would mean that assisted suicide could bring the greatest amount of happiness because it ends the suffering of a person. They would have the ability to say goodbyes to everyone and go out with their own control. They also wouldn’t have to face the days, weeks, or even months of suffering while their body

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Mercy killing in euthanasia is right because if you're in so much pain where you can't really deal with it anymore and you'd rather just die then, you have that choice that's safer and less painful then, just being killed, it puts you out of your misery in a way that doesn't hurt. Mercy killing or euthanasia, is the killing of someone who is very sick in order to prevent any further suffering,this type of death is humane , it's empathic. This way of death comes from a loved one’s mercy, or compassion to insure the person they loved will no longer be living with immortal pain. Mr.Williams said, “it's not a choice between life and death. It is a choice between different ways of dying”(Preiss).

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Assisted Suicide is acceptable in some situations and people should have the ability to be able to choose to commit suicide. By assisting others in suicide, you are putting the person, their family, and the people

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Death is an option for those who are suffering and do not see life as it is anymore. They are slowly fading, and want to willingly be gone. Several see it as inhumane and religiously wrong, but need to consider the patients feeling and what they want. . Due to these reasons, assisted suicide should be considered legal. We are promised rights in the US, and the right to die should be one that is given without any question.

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Assisted suicide is a tough decision that comes down to what you morally believe in. The author of the article “The right to die” believes that doctor assisted suicide should be legalized in more states than just the four that it is. He approaches the topic from an ethical standpoint, stating its rights and wrongs. This essay will include reasons as to why assisted suicide should be legalized, how the system of death should work and if it is morally right. Only in four states is assisted suicide mandated by state law: Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California.

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This leaves room for some following up unanswered questions to what exactly is the moral “law” when the law itself can also be flexible? Kantianism seems to be flexible for different uses and for various objectives without a concrete boundary. Utilitarianism has only one objective and that’s to promote the most happiness from a single outcome. Utilitarianism provides more clarity and a convincing theory directly to this issue. Since assisted suicide is a sensitive subject, I think it is best to use utilitarianism because it also accounts for the people who are involved or affected by the issue.

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In other words, Kant believes that you should do an action only if it is recognized to be good in all circumstances. Kant would believe assisted suicide is not ethical and nobody

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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

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Many believe it’s morally wrong to procure your own life even if you are terribly ill and feel like you have no purpose to provide for others. Kant believes it’s morally incorrect because killing is wrong and euthanasia is another way of doing it. The Catholic church objects euthanasia because they believe we should care for the life of others and not end them merely because they are terribly ill, instead we should help them get better. The action of procuring your own death according to both Kant and the Catholic Church is morally wrong and should not be practiced. That’s why this issue brings a lot of controversy to the table.

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This practice of assisted suicide also helps end suffering. Normally, terminal illnesses and diseases can cause a lot of pain for the patient and for friends and family. The pain for patients allows the patient to know that death is going to come because as the pain increases, it is thought that death will follow soon after. Family and friends will also have to go through the pain of seeing a loved one suffer. If this practice was there then everyone can make arrangements ahead of time for the death and everyone will be ready for when it does

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the case of a physician assisting the suicide of a terminally ill patient Utilitarian POV: In this case, the assistance of self-inflicted death is morally justifiable in accordance with Utilitarian logic. By considering the individuals pain, the torment of friends and family members who would bear witness to the suffering of their loved one and the greater good of ending the individual’s agony, the choice is clear. In conclusion, a Utilitarian mercy kill would be morally warranted in this situation.

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Active euthanasia is killing a patient who requests to die. For example, a patient with a terminal illness may wish to end their battle. To fulfill these wishes the physician may administer a lethal injection. Except in special circumstances, it is illegal to deliberately cause the death of another person. I contend that life is a gift from God and he has the ultimate power to decide when to take this privilege away.

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Whereas, others disagree with the idea of euthanasia because they believe the patient should have a chance to be treated and regain their health instead of choosing the “instant death” route and it may increase the number of assisted suicides. Euthanasia has been made legal in several places around the world such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia, India, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Japan and Canada. The only U.S. states that have legalized euthanasia are Washington, Oregon, Colorado, California, Washington D.C., Vermont and Montana (“Legality of

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There are many forms of euthanasia. Whether it’s active or passive, voluntary or non-voluntary, most of these forms are illegal in almost every country in the world. Passive euthanasia is refusing treatment and allowing illness or injuries kill you, however active euthanasia is what I’m going to talk about today. It generally consists of injecting a lethal chemical composite dose into the bloodstream that is meant to end your life in the most painless way possible. We live in a world that has opposing viewpoints on this subject; there are those who view it as homicide, and others who view it as the most sincere form of human compassion.

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Voluntary euthanasia is legitimate in a few nations and U.S. states. Non-voluntary euthanasia is illicit in all nations. Automatic euthanasia is generally acknowledged murder. As of 2006, euthanasia is the most dynamic range of exploration in contemporary bioethics.

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Euthanasia is the end of a person that was suffering from an illness or a traumatic accident in the past that has affected them and changed them to a different person. Most of these people find them self to believe they are a nuisance to others such as family members or some care givers. Euthanasia is the process of end a live of someone in great suffering to relive the pain of whatever caused it in the first place. Euthanasia is one of the most controversial topics because of religious purposes or the choice of choosing a sooner death.      Euthanasia is legal in very limited parts of the world.

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