One of the more pressing social/medical issues of recent times has been euthanasia, also known as physician-assisted suicide, or the right to die. Proponents of human euthanasia propose that those with a terminal illness should have the right to a clean and painless death with the assistance of a physician, rather than the drawn-out and painful natural death that some will otherwise experience. Being one who was raised in a Christian family, I am morally opposed to suicide in all forms, and I strongly believe a human life is sacred enough that a physician should not be granted the permission or power to take it. Many oppose this act for various reasons: religious in nature, moral grounds, or by medical tradition. Some argue that euthanasia does in fact contradict a professional code of ethics. As health care professionals, we’ve …show more content…
In either case, however, most still struggle with understanding the legal classification of euthanasia, as each state, perhaps country has its own classification of assisted suicide. For example, In the state of Maryland, where I live, physician-assisted suicide is illegal. On the contrary, in states such as California, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Montana –via a court ruling physician assisted suicide has been legalized. The United States, a uniquely religious industrialized nation, has grown less centered on Christianity. In addition, medical advancement has now supersede a lot of the founding religious beliefs that govern our nation. Today we have a plethora of religions, atheists, and liberals thus, topics like euthanasia- which were previously ignored due to their sinful nature- have become fresh topics for debate. Notably, as many people become terminally ill, they become more cognizant of the incurable nature of their disease. Hence, they may prioritize a push to end their lives before the suffering become