Is euthanasia as a way of ending suffering wrong?
Euthanasia as a way of ending suffering is wrong?
Euthanasia is the deliberate ending of someone’s life by use of medication. It is described as ‘a gentle and easy death’, but it is a very richly discussed topic and raises many debates. Currently, Euthanasia is illegal in the UK, but legal in Switzerland and other places. In the past 10 years, the subject of legalising Euthanasia has been brought up in parliament 6 times, but all attempts have been dismissed.
Some people would agree with this statement because they believe that life should never be taken using artificial means. Life is sacred, and to take it unnecessarily would be murder. If someone is looked after with proper, palliative care, then there would be no need for euthanasia. Doctors and nurses are there for saving people’s lives, and now because of Euthanasia, they are killing them, which undermine the commitment that they have previously applied. Now, because of euthanasia, doctors are granted the ability to kill, and if we cannot be safe in hospitals, which are places of care, where can we be safe? It is already unsafe for the unborn child in the womb.
Another argument against euthanasia is that it is against all moral teachings in society. It weakens society’s respect for the sanctity of life. If euthanasia was freely available everywhere, then people who might have not had a good day would take it, just for a bad day. If £45 could ease all your troubles, it’s a bargain! But this is wrong: all human life needs to be respected, irrelevant of age, religious background, race or gender. Killing yourself in any way not only kills your body, but your mind, your soul and it devastates those left behind. We, as human beings, must respect our lives. We shouldn’t treat ourselves as means for our own ends. We cannot use euthanasia just to end our ‘suffering’. To do that is to not respect our inherent worth.
However, people would disagree and say that euthanasia is right
Euthanasia is the deliberate ending of someone’s life by use of medication. It is described as ‘a gentle and easy death’, but it is a very richly discussed topic and raises many debates. Currently, Euthanasia is illegal in the UK, but legal in Switzerland and other places. In the past 10 years, the subject of legalising Euthanasia has been brought up in parliament 6 times, but all attempts have been dismissed.
Some people would agree with this statement because they believe that life should never be taken using artificial means. Life is sacred, and to take it unnecessarily would be murder. If someone is looked after with proper, palliative care, then there would be no need for euthanasia. Doctors and nurses are there for saving people’s lives, and now because of Euthanasia, they are killing them, which undermine the commitment that they have previously applied. Now, because of euthanasia, doctors are granted the ability to kill, and if we cannot be safe in hospitals, which are places of care, where can we be safe? It is already unsafe for the unborn child in the womb.
Another argument against euthanasia is that it is against all moral teachings in society. It weakens society’s respect for the sanctity of life. If euthanasia was freely available everywhere, then people who might have not had a good day would take it, just for a bad day. If £45 could ease all your troubles, it’s a bargain! But this is wrong: all human life needs to be respected, irrelevant of age, religious background, race or gender. Killing yourself in any way not only kills your body, but your mind, your soul and it devastates those left behind. We, as human beings, must respect our lives. We shouldn’t treat ourselves as means for our own ends. We cannot use euthanasia just to end our ‘suffering’. To do that is to not respect our inherent worth.
However, people would disagree and say that euthanasia is right