Euthanasia Should be Legalized

Many people would argue that it’s okay to end your life or someone else’s life, if they do not have the possibility of getting better and are terminally ill. Another reason is that maybe they have a mental illness or are a harm to themselves and others. On the other hand, some people believe that life has value and great worth and that being euthanized takes away that value in having life. There is much argument and debate over whether or not Euthanasia is ever justified. At the end of the day, it’s based on what a person believes is right. Everyone has the right to believe what they want to. However, Euthanasia can never be justified because it makes people believe that life is not worth living if you are terminally ill, deformed, in a coma, have a disability, feel that you are a burden to someone, in unbearable pain or have the right to commit suicide. No matter how bad life gets, people should know that life is always worth living. When someone consents to being euthanized or having someone else be euthanized, they may miss out on memories and life’s joys. There is a lot of pain in life that people have to deal with, but that does not mean that anyone has the right to decide that they or anyone else should die. This also does not give anyone the right to inject drugs into someone in order to kill them peacefully. It doesn’t matter if you are just trying to help

Euthanasia, or physician assisted suicide, is an important and controversial topic in our society today, and (under the correct conditions) should both be considered legal and morally acceptable. In fact, throughout history euthanasia has been a debate in many countries, some areas accepting the practice, whereas others find it unacceptable. Many people and professionals continue to refer to the Hippocratic Oath, an vow stating the proper conduct for doctors, and it's famous words "Do no harm." However, when it comes down to whatever holds people back, whether it is their views on religion or oaths from many years ago, it should be considered a correct practice. In fact, in the case of Vacco v. Quill, one point raised was that "Over time, the Hippocratic Oath has been changed, and deleted. In order to "do-no-harm" one would end suffering instead of prolonging it." With the use of Supreme Court cases, and professional psychologist and medical quotations, one can see the clear reasons that this topic must be allowed. In the end, euthanasia should definitely be considered correct both legally and morally due to one's legal rights, sensible ethical values, and the multiple positive benefits upon the legalization of euthanasia.

Currently, in Vermont, California, Oregon, Washington,and New Mexico, lethal medication is being given to terminally Ill patients to end their lives. There are several reasons why assisted suicide is illegal in the majority of states, such as the demand for suicide due to a patient 's excruciating pain, misinterpreted life expectancies and diagnoses, poor medical coverage by insurance companies, and the financial interests of the patients families. On the other hand, some suggest various reasons why assisted suicide should be legal. The legal status of physician assisted suicide, as a hotly debated topic, teeters on both sides of legality in varying

This allows states the power to pass laws dealing with it freely. Under most state laws, helping someone in any way to commit suicide is a felony. Euthanasia is illegal in all of the United States. Assisted suicide is legal in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Vermont through legislation and through court rulings. Two states, Oregon and Washington, have legalized assisted suicide through legislation under certain circumstances. Oregon and Washington have a Death with Dignity Act. This act says that physicians can prescribe a lethal medication that will allow terminally ill individuals to end their lives. Doctors give the patient the lethal medication, and they are allowed to decide when they want to take it or if they are going to take it (Hedberg, K). They do not give this medication out to just anyone, but there are certain requirements 1. The minimum age is 18, you must be expected to die within six months or less, you need to orally tell a physician twice, and write out a written request as well (State-by-state guide to physician-assisted suicide). A law in Montana was also passed, and it is less clear than it is in other states. In 2009, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that physicians may prescribe medication to help terminally ill patients end their lives under the previous circumstances. To date,

People have different perspectives and views on Euthanasia or Physician-assisted suicide and how they should or should not be legal. In some cases people feel as if the patient who are suffering from a terminal painful disease should have the right to commit suicide in other cases people feel as if the patient is being selfish to end their life when you have loved ones that are going to suffer because they killed themselves. People feel it should or should not be legal because of right to die, living wills, and Hippocratic Oath.

If a loved one was suffering in intolerable pain from a medical illness, would you allow doctors to intentionally kill him/her to end that suffering? Euthanasia, sometimes called Mercy Killing, is the practice of ending a life prematurely to end pain and suffering. Voluntary Euthanasia is the intentional killing of a person with the patient’s consent whereas Involuntary Euthanasia is carried out by the choice made not by the patient due to his/her incapabilities. In past years, there has been Supreme Court cases surrounding this issue, such as Gonzales v. Oregon and Baxter vs. Montana. The debate over the legalization of euthanasia involves concerns such as the Hippocratic Oath. I believe that the United States should legalize euthanasia to

Close your eyes and imagine the person you care about most. Now, imagine them in great pain, suffering because of sickness. There is nothing you or any doctor can do because you have tried everything. The only thing left is to wait and watch them suffer until they die. You would do anything to free them from their pain, but again, there is nothing left to do. Unless there is. Euthanasia is a medical drug that ends a terminally or chronically ill person’s life in a controlled, comfortable way. Would you want to watch a loved one suffer until they die or allow them to rid their pain quickly? Or if you were in this position, would you want the option of death? The United States should legalize euthanasia because the strict criteria

At this present time, assisted suicide is only legal in three states: Oregon, Washington and Vermont where law allows physicians to prescribe a lethal dose of medicine that patient can take themselves. In the state of Montana assistant suicide

This topic of assisted suicide aroused in 1906 in ohio as they drafted a bill to legalize it but it did not succeed. This debate began in 1994, Oregon voters passed the Death with Dignity Act, which legalized physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Since then, it has become legal in 4 more states, including New Mexico. In 2008 in Montana,” a 76 year old truck driver from Billings dying of lymphocytic leukemia asked the court to establish a constitutional right "to receive and provide aid in dying."Judge Dorothy McCarter ruled that a terminally ill, competent patient has a legal right to die with dignity under Article II, Sections 4 and 10 of the Montana Constitution. With that said that gives the right for the physician to give or aid the patient in his or hers suicide and not be arrested or charged in anyway. And also california has just recently passed assisted suicide to be legal in oct 2015.

Euthanasia, can also save many lives as well. Euthanasia patients can give their organs that are healthy, to other human beings who need them. With organ transplants, other people can extend their lives and become healthy again. Euthanasia patients would be contributing back to the world by donating their organs to others. They can save other human lives, while peacefully and happily being content with ending their own. Patients can also take the burden of medical bills from their family. Medical bills and treatments can become very expensive and families can build up quite a high amount of debt and patients who want to be euthanized can save their families thousand of dollars. “However, this should only be done with the patients consent. When done in time, the family may not have to spend all their savings on medical bills (benefitof).” They can also give hospital machines, beds and doctor care to other patients who need them as well. “Low budget in the health care industry and the current economic climate will force many hospitals to make budget cuts, leading to less funding for hospital beds and nursing staff. With the increasing

Many are against euthanasia because they don’t understand the true purpose behind euthanasia. As Ezekiel explains, “Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should not be performed simply because a patient is depressed, tired of life, worried about being a burden, or worried about being dependent. All these may be signs that not every effort has yet been made.” Euthanasia is a big decision for many people including the patient, the family, and the doctors who have to make the ultimate decision on wither or not euthanasia is the right answer.

Although the state would have a say in deciding if the patient can or should go further in the euthanasia process, religion would be a major part of someone’s life and if their morals interfere with the concept of euthanasia, the patient can have an internal conflict. Many

The legalization of euthanasia has always been a highly debatable topic since it causes philosophical, religious, moral and ethical controversy where some people believe it reduces our respect for the value of human life and it will be a gateway for other immoral actions to be normalized even though it is a basic human right that patients all over the world are denied to this day.

A main argument against Euthanasia is that palliative care exists to give terminal patients the highest quality of life possible. Proper palliative care is meant to render euthanasia unnecessary. It is said that palliative care is there to show patients that they are still worthy of living, and that life is still worth it. However, it is not hard to see that patients in palliative care still suffer greatly.

The main circumstance where euthanasia should be allowed is when it has become the only option left for the patient. People think of this practice as an assisted suicide, but it depends on how the individual looks at it. Euthanasia is only suggested during the terminal stage of the patient’s illness, which is the last stage of their life. When it comes to the point for the doctor to offer euthanasia, it can be rejected. If the patient refuses euthanasia, then the doctor will respect their