euthanasia
January 16,2014
Euthanasia
Imagine that your mother is in the hospital and she can barely speak, but when she does she says that she wants the pain to stop. She said that she wants you to pull the plug on her. What should you do? Should you give her what she wants? Or do you want to try to get her better even when she won't walk or stand again? Some people think that euthanasia is wrong, but for some people who are in pain euthanasia is the only answer.Euthanasia is good in so many ways.
Most people want to live their life with dignity and die with dignity. People make important choices and decisions throughout their life. Some of these decisions are very difficult and even life changing. We live in a democratic society where we are free to make these decisions. Death is an inevitable event and happens to everyone. Death can be quick or it can make their love ones suffer miserably.Some people become very ill or have devastating physical problems they must deal with daily.These people are suffering in pain and agony.They have a constitutional right to refuse treatment.
Most patients trust in their doctor to help them deal with their illness. As their suffering increases, their self-respect decreases. A person should have the freedom to end their life if they are mentally capable and tired of suffering everyday.Euthanasia is the practice of mercifully ending a person's life in order to free someone from a deadly disease.The word euthanasia comes from the Greek word "good death."For years, doctors have been banned from helping patients end their life. Dr. Jack Kevorkian was the first known doctor to help people escape all the suffering. He told reporters, "I believe that anti-euthanasia means pro-torture" (Whales).He was sentenced to over 60 years for his efforts and eventually all his charges were dropped. He saw no use in making someone suffer. Like Kevorkian, Rebman thinks, "The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The Supreme Court's decision to
Euthanasia
Imagine that your mother is in the hospital and she can barely speak, but when she does she says that she wants the pain to stop. She said that she wants you to pull the plug on her. What should you do? Should you give her what she wants? Or do you want to try to get her better even when she won't walk or stand again? Some people think that euthanasia is wrong, but for some people who are in pain euthanasia is the only answer.Euthanasia is good in so many ways.
Most people want to live their life with dignity and die with dignity. People make important choices and decisions throughout their life. Some of these decisions are very difficult and even life changing. We live in a democratic society where we are free to make these decisions. Death is an inevitable event and happens to everyone. Death can be quick or it can make their love ones suffer miserably.Some people become very ill or have devastating physical problems they must deal with daily.These people are suffering in pain and agony.They have a constitutional right to refuse treatment.
Most patients trust in their doctor to help them deal with their illness. As their suffering increases, their self-respect decreases. A person should have the freedom to end their life if they are mentally capable and tired of suffering everyday.Euthanasia is the practice of mercifully ending a person's life in order to free someone from a deadly disease.The word euthanasia comes from the Greek word "good death."For years, doctors have been banned from helping patients end their life. Dr. Jack Kevorkian was the first known doctor to help people escape all the suffering. He told reporters, "I believe that anti-euthanasia means pro-torture" (Whales).He was sentenced to over 60 years for his efforts and eventually all his charges were dropped. He saw no use in making someone suffer. Like Kevorkian, Rebman thinks, "The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The Supreme Court's decision to