Argumentative Essay On Bioethics

Before I delve into the topic of the socio-ethical controversy of euthanasia we must first understand what bioethics is and why is it important in the legal and socio-environmental world. The reason why bioethics is so important is bioethics is concerned with questions about basic human values such as the rights to life and health, and the rightness or wrongness of certain developments in healthcare institutions, life technology, medicine, and the health professions and about society's responsibility for the life and health of its members. Bioethics involves issues relating to the beginning and end of human life, all the way from issues covering abortion to euthanasia and palliative care. It is a very broad subject that holds many controversial …show more content…
The thing with euthanasia is that it is a very sensitive subject that society tends to overlook. Euthanasia is defined as the practice of ending a life prematurely in order to end pain and suffering. It is also known as mercy killing. Usually the average person who undergoes euthanasia has an incurable condition. But there are other instances where some people want their life to be ended. In many cases, it is carried out at the person's request but there are times when they may be too ill and the decision is made by relatives, medics (“pulling the plug”) or, in some instances rarely, the courts. There is a huge controversy going on if euthanasia should be made legal or not in the United States. According to the Encyclopedia of American Law, euthanasia is considered a class of criminal homicide. Now the common ethical questions that come up when we look at euthanasia is, is it right to end the life of someone who is terminally ill due to the person suffering? Is there a circumstance in which euthanasia can be justifiable? And is there a fine line between killing someone and letting them die? These are questions that cannot be easily answered but can vary from person to