Euthanasia is the intentional killing of a person who has an incurable disease to stop suffering and pain. It has become an intense topic over time and is also a continuous question that comes up for patients and healthcare providers. Isaac Asimov once said, “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome”. Isaac’s quote helps explains how the transition of life occurs and that dying is terrifying in the sense that emotion will be strong and overwhelming, but all will be peaceful in the end. This leads to the topic that is one of many that people like to debate whether it is a moral or immoral issue. The law of euthanasia is moral due to a human’s right to die. Here is an explanation of how euthanasia is moral in more than one way.
Although there are multiple opinions on the topic of euthanasia, there are plenty of opposing viewpoints to the use of it. People who oppose the act of euthanasia mainly consider it to be murder, which is illegal. Some fear it may become non-voluntary and against the rights of human life. “They believe that
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Let me have comfort. Let me have some peace. Some own decisions. To then die even in my own home if I choose” (Jackson 7:12). Kit Jackson, in a widely-known TedTalk is captivating the audience by trying to express empathy that she wants to be in her own home when it comes time to die and she will get to make the decision where and when. She is expressing dignity within her words. Relieving pain, restoring dignity, improving quality of life and giving people back control over their lives is far better than fatal injections because it gives patients a sense of control over their lives and that is what everyone wants. They want to have a say in how they live their life and want more options on how to deal with their situations instead of being told that euthanasia is not an option where they are. It seems more immoral to control one’s decisions and wants than the actual act of euthanasia