Euthanasia
Why is euthanasia such a controversial topic?
Background info on Euthanasia
A Painless Death
Think about it
Dangers
- Changing the law would create a legal situation in which the state licenses death in advance and sanctions the death of certain citzens
- we shouldn't ask doctors, who have a duty of care, to be involed in the killing of a paitent
- changing the law would send a message that the lives of some are not worth living, so it may steer them to an early death
- leagalizing euthanasia puts elders and disabled people at risk
- Laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are in place to prevent abuse and to protect people from unscrupulous doctors and others. They are not, and never have been, intended to make anyone suffer
Benefits
- There are different conditions of terminal illness that have signs of improvement and show different ways to life with a positive attitude but cases that are extreme are the ones that are prone to adopt Euthanasia
- The approximate cost of the drugs required to perform a painless assisted suicide is $35, 0.0875% of the cost of extended treatment
- a pain free death unlike suffering till your death
- if a terminally ill patient who is undergoing severe pain and suffering it can be ended in about a minute
- a pain free death unlike suffering till your death
My thought
So why is Euthanasia such a controversial topic?
- Peolpe have diffrent opinions
- They feel we need to die naturally
- People don't want their loved ones to suffer
- Some feel doctors should not be involed in a paitents killing
- Doctors have done all they could
Citations
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