Euthanasia And Justifying Reasons Of Elderly Israelis And Their Family Members

86 percent of the public support euthanasia for the terminally ill/ or those on life support. Euthanasia has been a controversial topic for many years due to the fact that many people believe that the taking of your life is a horrible act. Although, more and more doctors are beginning to realize how important options like these are to people in extreme pain. The normal market for this type of treatment are only those who are experiencing severe pain or have a disease they know they will not survive. Ronit D. Leichtentritt’s article, “Attitudes Toward Euthanasia And Justifying Reasons Of Elderly Israelis And Their Family Members” contains research on the opinions of everyday people on the subject of euthanasia, “The following types of reasons

In the book Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll understands the importance of completing experiments even though they may have had some ethical issues. Even though some people believe that no one should ever take their life, euthanasia should be legal because everyone should have the right to choose, euthanasia has the ability to release someone from extreme pain, and it can reduce the amount of stress and pain that the patient's family may face.

One of the major arguments for the support of euthanasia is that every person should have the right to choose if they relinquish their life. Writer Cathy Gulli discussed her experience in her article “The New Pro-Choice” of watching a patient go through the decision process of euthanasia, “ This is the only time ever that I’ve watched a person be totally in control of their death. She decided where and when and who. She was

Many people may argue that this type of suicide is the wrong choice to make and that living can get better and the patient needs to stay around. Unfortunately for some people, the diseases and illnesses of a patient may be incurable and the patient’s life will never get better or return to normal. Others have said that euthanasia degrades the value and meaning of life. That life is a beautiful thing and that one should never mess with the workings of mother nature. In response to that claim, “There are metaphysical questions about when exactly life ends- with a person’s last breath, or before that; when a patient loses his or her ability to really live,” (Gulli ). All euthanasia is requested, so how beautiful and meaningful can life truly be to a person who wants so greatly to be released from it. Also the majority of people who disagree with euthanasia believe that taking your own life is murder, no matter what the circumstances. It is understood that a person taking their own life is horrible, but it should be thought that forcing someone to stay alive while experiencing continuous pain is worse than them dying. Whatever that argument is, it should always be believed that the patient should be given the opportunity to choose and that their decisions should not be made by others who do not understand their