Essay on Euthanasia: The Right to Decide

For instance, if a doctor gave an overdose of medication or gave a lethal injection this would be considered an active euthanasia. Passive Euthanasia is withholding something needed for life. Examples of this might be taking someone off of a feeding tube or life support and letting them die on their own.

To begin with, anyone should have the right to decide when their life should end in view of the fact that a person may be feeling intense physical or emotional pain for the average person to bear. Even the word “euthanasia” from the Greek language means

Many people argue that humans have the right to life but unknowingly they agree that they have a right to death as well. Just as a coin has two sides: heads or tails so does the human life, it has life and death. Life cannot occur without death. As you live your practice your right to life and as you die you practice your right to die. With that being said, everyone should have the right to end their life if and only if they are terminally ill with no chances of living beyond their expected death

The Right to assisted suicide is a major topic worldwide. Different people have different feeling toward the matter in fact it boils down to say that the patients have the right to die with assistance of a doctor, this is said because of aspects such as a person’s values, morals and general ethics (Esther B. De La Torre).

The right to die should be available to those who are in serious pain and beyond the help of Doctors, Also people who have been diagnosed with terminal diseases such as cancer; some doctors even say people with serve depression should have to the right to doctor assisted suicide. People always question if it’s morally okay to even allow people to choose when they can die which is why major religious groups are against the idea of doctor assisted suicide mainly because they believe God has a certain time for you to go and you

   Euthanasia or assisted suicide would not only be available to people who are terminally ill. This popular misconception is what this essay seeks to correct. There is considerable confusion on this point, perhaps further complicated by statements in the media.

This paper tries to set the issue of voluntary euthanasia in a philosophical framework by showing how some of the main philosophical theories about morality would deal with the topic. Philosophers have not discussed euthanasia as such until recently, although it is now a popular topic. What has always been discussed, however, is suicide, which raises much the same moral problems as voluntary euthanasia. The moral similarity between voluntary euthanasia and suicide enables us to make a reasonable guess about what some of the great philosophers would say about

To begin with, legalisation of euthanasia gives an option in people’s lives. According to a survey which was taken by Australians, 40 percent of Australian agree with euthanasia as it will lift their quality of life and dignity (Australian Doctor, 2011). In Chilli, 2015, there was a teenage Chilean girl who was suffering from cystic fibrosis. She uploaded a YouTube Clip saying, “I urgently request to speak to the president because I'm tired of living with this illness... I want her approval so I can get a shot that will make me sleep forever.” (Jay Akbar , 2015) Her dad also said, “...Now my daughter just wants to die in a dignified way,” (Jay Akbar , 2015).However, her request was rejected, so she had to die painfully after two months. If euthanasia was allowed to her, she could have ended her life as she asked for, ‘die in a dignified

Doctor Faye Girsh backs up this statement by showing that many patients want to end their lives and the suffering that comes with it. She says, “At the Hemlock Society we get calls daily from desperate people who are looking for someone like Jack Kevorkian to end their lives which have lost all quality... Americans should enjoy a right guaranteed in the European Declaration of Human Rights -- the right not to be forced to suffer. It should be considered as much of a crime to make someone live who with justification does not wish to continue as it is to take life without consent.”(1) This shows that euthanasia supports the common good, which is one of the values our Democracy was founded on. Euthanasia has also become legal in Oregon and Washington in the United States now. This means that votes have actually shown that people want euthanasia to be legal. Because one of the Democratic ideals is popular sovereignty, the United States must carry out the will of the people. All of these examples show that euthanasia should be allowed in the United States, but how do we get that goal to become a reality? The best way to get people informed and involved is to create plenty of ads and announcements regarding euthanasia in order to

Furthermore, euthanasia is a disgrace to humanity. An individual person or group shouldn’t decide how, when, and if another person should die. The act of ending someone’s life just because another decided that the individual’s life gives no worth to the person or to society is unjust. That is simply the person’s opinion, and their opinion shouldn’t end a precious human life. Usually, people with disabilities who request euthanasia, do so because of how others treat them, not because of their actual disability. If we were to respect those with disabilities, that would remove hardships, not death. Another reason why euthanasia is wrong is that a person who can’t think straight or is a human vegetable, a person who does not have mental or physical abilities (O’Steen). She/he can be killed by a guardian’s request according to law, even if the patient never showed a desire to die. The Declaration of Independence states our rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” and euthanasia goes against that. If the right to live is reduced, all over rights are worthless (“Euthanasia Statement”).

For example, David Lewis, an AIDS counselor, has said that he’s helped 8 patients commit euthanasia prescribed by a doctor. “All of them begged so they could end their suffering”, said Lewis. Additionally, the fastest growing segment of the population is the elderly. They also happen to be the segment that is most in favor of it. And just because they are elderly, they are still people and have the same basic rights as the rest of us. Human beings, regardless of age have the right to live their lives the way they want. That includes how they want to

A teacher I once had in high school would often talk about her father who lived in hospice care. Her father suffered from dementia and had been for years. She would often talk about how on his “good” days he would plead her husband to put a pillow on his head and suffocate him, to take him out of his misery. If it was legal, her husband would have willingly helped her father and put him out of his misery, however in the state of North Carolina, physician-assisted suicide is illegal. Luckily, her father passed away this year and is finally free of pain and suffering. However, if physician-assisted suicide was legal, her father would not have had to suffer as long as he did.

When it comes to the discussing the subject Euthanasia we know that this subject may vary with different perspectives. What would you do if a close friend or even a family member asked for your support? Would you support them? What if a complete stranger out of nowhere came and asked you for an opinion? Would it be a different situation compared to your close friend or family member? You wouldn't know what emotions you'll go through until you get in a situation like this and actually experience something this serious. Stephen Hawking once said, "I think those who have a terminal illness are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their lives and those that help they should be free

Euthanasia, which is also referred to as mercy killing, is the act of ending someone’s life either passively or actively, usually for the purpose of relieving pain and suffering. “All forms of euthanasia require an intention to accelerate death in order to benefit patients experiencing a poor quality of life” (Sayers, 2005). It is a highly controversial subject that often leaves a person with mixed emotions and beliefs. Opinions regarding this topic hinge on the health and mental state of the victim as well as method of death. It raises legal issues as well as the issue of morals and ethics. Euthanasia is divided into two different categories, passive euthanasia and active euthanasia. “There are unavoidable uncertainties in both active and

Think of yourself having been in an accident, now in critical condition. You would be unable to move, Unable to speak, unable to even feed yourself. Then your body would slowly decay. You would essentially, be a mummy with a heartbeat, Instead of that, wouldn’t you just want to have a painless death and do one last thing with dignity before you lose the last shred of it. Euthanasia does just that. Now you may be wondering what is Euthanasia. Euthanasia is called “the right to die and killing for reasons of mercy. Euthanasia hastens death to those who already approach it. It is mostly performed by use of a lethal injection; it is painless and swift as opposed to long and painful. That is why Euthanasia should be legalised in the U.S.