Legalization Of Euthanasia In The United States

Euthanasia is another term for mercy killing. It is defined as the act or practice of putting to death painlessly a person suffering from an incurable or painful disease. Meanwhile, in the 21st century it has been argued that euthanasia is one of the most pressing social concerns of our times. Moreover, it is usually done by doctors to their patients who are terminally ill. Although euthanasia ends the suffering of the patients, it can damage the teachings of some religions,

Throughout many years, there are many cases that people have used euthanasia, or physician assisted suicide. They used it with the purpose of releasing their soul and the pain that they could not endure any longer. Euthanasia is a process provided by the medical system today that involves active and passive euthanasia. Physician assisted suicide is spreading across the world, and people are using it legally. In the U.S, euthanasia has been legalized in some states so people are trying to take advantage of it. Many people have used euthanasia so they would not suffer any longer. Indeed, while some people will argue that coercion holds a strong presence in the process, euthanasia should be legal to give people the right to choose whether

Euthanasia is the deliberate act of putting an end to a patient’s life for the purpose of ending the patients suffering. But can it ever be right to kill patients, even with the intent to ease suffering? To kill patients, even with the intent to ease suffering, is considered homicide. Over the past years euthanasia has been defeated and become illegal in every country besides Netherland and Belgium. I am afraid that if euthanasia could have been legalised in those two countries, it’s a matter of time; the whole world would approval and soon follows the Dutch’s example of ‘good and easy death.’ Once legalised, euthanasia will become a means of health care containment, will become involuntary and would not only apply for the terminally ill,

As stated before, euthanasia is the act of ending the life of a patient to alleviate intolerable and incurable pain or suffering. Euthanasia can be classified

Euthanasia is not only a procedure that is considered in the Unites States, but it is also practiced in other countries. Regulations for the process of euthanasia in other countries differ greatly compared to the regulations of the United States. In 2002, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide (The Guardian). The legalization of this act imposed a strict set of conditions before being performed by the physician. The patient must be suffering unbearable pain, their illness must be incurable, and the demand of taking one’s own life must be made in “full consciousness” by the patient.

Euthanasia should be legalized in all 50 states. Because they are some diseases which can’t be cured which is causing people pain every day of their life. It is an easy way to get out of your misery. Individuals who are suffering should have the right to determine if they want to proceed their life with pain or not. It’s also known as mercy killing.

                         Lately in America there have been a lot of discussion and debate on the topic of euthanasia and rather if its right or wrong. "Euthanasia is defined as the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy" (Merriam-Webster). "Euthanasia comes from the Greek word's eu and thanatos and means happy death or good death" (Moreland). Euthanasia is also known as physician assisted suicide and no one is better known for the practice of physician assisted suicide than Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

This paper examines how countries around the world have dealt with euthanasia as an upcoming issue. Looking into the stances, arguments and opinions surrounding the issue of legalizing Euthanasia. It goes into detail about why citizens are requesting legalization and also reviews who are the people specifically that chose to be euthanized. Furthermore, it discusses the negative stance and the positive outcomes of this issue over a person’s quality of life. We will answer questions such as, what is and what is the background of euthanasia? What are the views of other countries? And, will it be legalized in the future?

Euthanasia, or physician assisted death has many pros and cons. Everyone has the right to die under the eyes of the law. In 1997, there was a court case between the state of Washington and Glucksberg based on “the history of the law’s treatments.” It was concluded by the US Supreme Court “that the asserted ‘right’ to assistance in committing suicide is not a fundamental liberty interest protected by the Due process Clause” (“Top”). As stated in the ethics guide for euthanasia, this so called tragedy is bound to happen to everyone eventually, and there is no reason to stop it when someone is in continuous pain.

Euthanasia is the intentional killing by actually killing the person or leaving the person alone without treatment till he or she dies on their own. Also known as “mercy killing” .There are two types of euthanasia, active and passive. Passive Euthanasia being the ending of someone’s life by deliberate withholding of drugs or other life-sustaining treatment. Active Euthanasia is the act of ending a life in which is to cause the patient’s death in a single act. Some places use this on patients who have being diagnosed with a terminal illness for a long time and show no improvement in health, the patient may experience sever amount of pain. Two way that people who view this situation is on one side they would think that since there were no signs of getting better they would attempt to relieve their pain by killing. Other would want the patient to keep being treated I hope of improvement. If the patient had the right to die for some people it would become a duty to die by

“To save a man’s life against his will is the same as killing him” (Horace). Many individuals struggle every day from terminal illnesses. Not only does this affect the person directly, but also the family who is forced to watch their loved one deteriorate mentally and physically. Euthanasia is a way to end personal suffering by being given a high enough dose to reduce pain and eventually cause death. Through this process there is no pain, that the patient will just figuratively, fall asleep and pass away. With the wishes of the person hurting, they can be in control of a disease that is controlling them. A illness that controls so much of a patient life, being able to make the decision when they are able to take their life with euthanasia gives the power back to them in their final stages. Euthanasia should be legal in all fifty states so individuals can take charge of their own life. In majority of the countries euthanasia or assisted suicide is against the law, that is illegal to help somebody kill themselves, regardless of circumstances. Euthanasia is something that the government can control and the people in suffering want it. Not allowing someone to be able to take their own life, is taking away a right. This right is allowing you to choose what you get to do with your life.

Every individual, in America has the right to die with comfort and dignity, Euthanasia should be a guaranteed right. Right next to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness it should then read the right to die. It gives those with illness,chronic pain, and even metal illness a way of choosing when enough is enough. It is their life, and no one else should get a say when it comes to the ending of it. No on else gets an opinion on how someone chooses to end their life. No government agency, doctor, or even family get a say.

Euthanasia is a painless killing of someone suffering from an incurable disease or an irreversible coma, in other words, it is basically a painless assisted suicide. This is a highly personal decision that an individual should be able to decide for a variety of reasons. Legalizing euthanasia would bring tranquility to those who live suffering in a miserable way for a long time. Whereas, it is legal to euthanize pets, why are we morally obligated to live our lives suffering in pain where there is no quality of life left in one.Why decide for someone knowing that there is no hope and the situation would just get worse than it already is.

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. It is deliberately ending a person’s life to relieve suffering. Euthanasia sometimes refers to any method of hastening a suffering person’s death, including ending life- sustaining medical treatment, assisting in suicide, and taking direct action (such as giving a lethal injection) to cause death. At other times, it refers only to taking direct action to cause another’s death. For example, a doctor who gives a patient with terminal cancer an overdose of muscle relaxants to end their life would be considered to have carried out euthanasia.

Euthanasia by definition refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Also called mercy killing; the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person suffering from an incurable, especially painful disease or condition. Lastly, it is also known as painless death. In order to be done, the dying patient or their legal representative can request the procedure to be performed by a physician.