Dignity In Dying Arguments Against Euthanasia
Dignity in Dying
This essay will discuss the topic of euthanasia which according to the NHS is “the act of deliberately ending a person’s life to relieve suffering.” The arguments from both sides are strong and passionate. I believe that people should have the choice to end their own lives if they are suffering from an incurable pain that will slowly kill them. However, this is where the arguments start “what if the person is in a coma and he or she can’t choose to end it?”, “what if he or she is pressured into it” these are valid arguments and there is no question that when it comes to this topic the waters get muddy so to speak. Personally, I believe that it should be within the rights of a person to end their suffering.
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Voluntary euthanasia is what we think of as regular euthanasia. This is assisting in someone dying at their request. Non-voluntary euthanasia is when the person is unable to consent or ask for help in their death and is what I would consider the grey area around euthanasia as it could be exploited to end a life that perhaps didn’t want to end or would have pulled through. Finally, involuntary euthanasia is what we would refer to as murder or homicide it is the when a human being is killed against their wishes. I strongly believe that the consensual and painless process of voluntary euthanasia should be legal to allow those suffering from illness to pass …show more content…
In July 2009 Debbie Purdy who is a suffer from multiple scleroses took her legal battle to change the law on euthanasia to the court of appeal. Her motion read: “This meeting supports the introduction of legislation to allow people who are terminally ill but 'mentally competent', the choice of an assisted death. Further, the law should not criminalise people who accompany those who make rational decisions to end their suffering”. Patients suffering from crippling terminal illnesses that are left with a low quality of life in some cases have the desire to end their suffering with the help of their family. which can be seen from the amount of euthanasia cases seen in courts each year. The law needs to be changed to accommodate these members of our
This essay will discuss the topic of euthanasia which according to the NHS is “the act of deliberately ending a person’s life to relieve suffering.” The arguments from both sides are strong and passionate. I believe that people should have the choice to end their own lives if they are suffering from an incurable pain that will slowly kill them. However, this is where the arguments start “what if the person is in a coma and he or she can’t choose to end it?”, “what if he or she is pressured into it” these are valid arguments and there is no question that when it comes to this topic the waters get muddy so to speak. Personally, I believe that it should be within the rights of a person to end their suffering.
The current laws …show more content…
Voluntary euthanasia is what we think of as regular euthanasia. This is assisting in someone dying at their request. Non-voluntary euthanasia is when the person is unable to consent or ask for help in their death and is what I would consider the grey area around euthanasia as it could be exploited to end a life that perhaps didn’t want to end or would have pulled through. Finally, involuntary euthanasia is what we would refer to as murder or homicide it is the when a human being is killed against their wishes. I strongly believe that the consensual and painless process of voluntary euthanasia should be legal to allow those suffering from illness to pass …show more content…
In July 2009 Debbie Purdy who is a suffer from multiple scleroses took her legal battle to change the law on euthanasia to the court of appeal. Her motion read: “This meeting supports the introduction of legislation to allow people who are terminally ill but 'mentally competent', the choice of an assisted death. Further, the law should not criminalise people who accompany those who make rational decisions to end their suffering”. Patients suffering from crippling terminal illnesses that are left with a low quality of life in some cases have the desire to end their suffering with the help of their family. which can be seen from the amount of euthanasia cases seen in courts each year. The law needs to be changed to accommodate these members of our