Terry Schiavo's Argument Against Euthanasia

The case of Terry Schiavo is one of great controversy, in the sense that she perished due to euthanasia. For over ten years, Schiavo had been in a persistent vegetative state; in a legal campaign, her husband and parents disputed over whether Schiavo's feeding tube should be restored, as it was removed from her due to her husband's wishes (Euthanasia –Pro 1). The way Schiavo died was ethical, due to the fact that she had been in a persistent vegetative state with no possible way of recovering. Although some may consider it unethical to supply a suffering patient with euthanasia, it is a basic human right that everyone who is terminally ill has.
To understand why some are against euthanasia, first we must understand what euthanasia is. According
We know that euthanasia has existed for many years, dating back to some "Greek and Roman writings"(Mishara 1). However, not everyone agrees with the practice of euthanasia as it is a controversial subject due to some of its unfortunate association with negative events. For example, At the time of WWII, many children, disabled or handicapped, and elderly died in concentration camps in Nazi Germany as a form of euthanasia. Another example of how euthanasia has achieved its notorious reputation, is from Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who illegally helped over 130 "patients" die by injecting them with deadly medications(Mishara 2). However, euthanasia cannot be based only on negative cases or opinions, just as we cannot judge a book by its cover. Euthanasia has helped to supply many with a sense of relief, in knowing that they will no longer have to
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