Persuasive Essay On Euthanasia

Today, there is a large debate over the situation and consequences of euthanasia. Euthanasia is the act of ending a human’s life by lethal injection or the stoppage of medication, or medical treatment. It has been denied by most of today’s population and is illegal in the fifty states of the United States. Usually, those who undergo this treatment have a disease or an “unbearable” pain somewhere in the body or the mind. Since there are ways, other than ending life, to stop pain caused by illness or depression, euthanasia is immoral, a disgrace to humanity, according to the Hippocratic Oath, and should be illegal throughout the United States.

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

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. Activists often claim that laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are government mandated suffering. This claim would be similar to saying that laws against selling contaminated food are government mandated starvation. In a society as obsessed with the costs of health care and the principle of utility, the dangers of the slippery slope are far from fantasy.

If someone has a life threating disease and wishes death, it should be granted to them. The prolonging of the suffering of dying patients is an unethical practice that should be stopped. Euthanasia as of today in the majority of states is illegal. My opinion on Euthanasia is that it should be legalized because the patients get to die with dignity, on their own terms

Firstly, people who choose to end their life due to a terminal illness are freeing hospital beds and resources for other patients who have a chance of getting better, or wish to continue living. Such resources can be used to research the disease which the terminally ill patient was suffering from, which can be to the benefit of future patients with that disease. Most importantly, euthanasia relieves the patient from a slow, painful death, depending on their illness. Although pain medications can be used to ease the pain the patients are experiencing, most of these medications have unpleasant side effects. Someone who wishes to be relieved of their life due to a life crippling illness should be granted their wish and should not have to suffer further. With this in mind, euthanasia is a procedure which should be offered to

As Gerrit Kimsma, Associate Professor in Medical Philosophy claims, “Assisting death in no way precludes giving the best palliative care possible but rather integrates compassionate care and respect for the patient’s autonomy and ultimately makes death with dignity a real option.” This explains how euthanasia doesn't prevent terminally ill patients from receiving the best palliative care and rather shows compassionate care and allows the patients to die with dignity. As Merrill Matthews, Director, Council for Affordable Health Insurance says, “Even though the various elements that make up the American healthcare system are becoming more circumspect in ensuring that money is not wasted, the cap that marks a zero-sum healthcare system is largely absent in the United States… Considering the way we finance healthcare in the United States, it would be hard to make a case that there is a financial imperative compelling us to adopt physician-assisted suicide in an effort to save money so that others could benefit…” This explains the financial benefits that euthanasia would have on the American healthcare system, allowing money to be spent on those that are desperately in

Pereira). Euthanasia is also beneficial for our economy. Back to the palliative care option, it is in fact very expensive to pay for the funding for this type of care. Life.org states that “Healthcare funding allocations, shortages of beds and nursing staff, as well as an increasing elderly population in the future, will undoubtedly influence policy makers and doctors to look at euthanasia as a means of cost containment.” The fear of becoming a financial burden on loved ones is just one of the reasons why “right to die” advocates believe euthanasia should be legal. And I agree, the pros of physician assisted suicide outweigh the cons. Economic cutbacks in health spending pose a major threat to those who are medically disadvantaged. If assisted suicide or euthanasia became legal, once the public had been de-sensitised to the whole idea, it would then increasingly become a method of cutting costs for health care providers. Besides the economic benefits, this practice is beneficial to human sanity. The modern world is still full of sufferings and pain. Present diseases, very often incurable, make people’s life intolerable, steal the sense of life and create a strong will to die. Even with the rapid development of medicine, not everyone can have the possibility to save their life or to relieve their pain. Jack Kevorkian says that “dying is not a

In my opinion, the dying days of any individual should be spent with quality palliative care so that the lives of patients and their families, who are associated with any sort of mental, physical or emotional suffering, are improved. It is very tragic to discover that some people have gone through so much despair in their lives that they have come to the conclusion that death is the only option. In contrast, Michael Coren from The Toronto Star has a very outdated opinion, especially since the time period in which he published his editorial on euthanasia, was when the government was failing to stick to their budget plan for home care. Additionally, I can defend my opinion by the universal principle of treating others the way you would like to be treated. I believe that a person shouldn’t feel that they have no purpose in society or that they are a burden on their loved ones. It is our obligation to care for those who we love and not to mistake suicide as a moral decision. Therefore, my impression on euthanasia is very closely related to the religious view as presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and The Catholic register, which is that we should go to great lengths to stop this desire for assisted

In closing, euthanasia should be legal and it should not be procedure that’s looked downed upon. This is because there are thousands of terminally ill patients that are seeking an end for their endless suffering. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is something that every human being in the world should be entitled too. But unfortunately, for people that have an incurable illness/sickness, and that need to take daily dosage of pain medicine life becomes more of a curse than a blessing. This is why I believe that it’s not only inhumane to prolong their lives and therefore, their suffering. But I also believe it goes against our constitutional right as citizen of The United States of America in our pursuit of happiness. Legalizing euthanasia will not only be a step forward to our development as a country, but it will also be setting an example and a guideline for other countries

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, can legally help end terminally ill patients lives if they have no chance of getting better, so they are not forced to be in pain anymore. Not only is the patient suffering but the family is as well. Some people don’t have the money to keep giving their loved ones treatment to make them feel better. Not only this, but there is no point of giving the loved one treatment if they have no chance of getting better. In the United States there are only a few states that legalized euthanasia. Some of these states are Washington, Oregon, Colorado, California, Vermont, Montana, and DC. This is a really controversial topic still and the laws are so different country to country, like the Netherlands and Belgium.

Ending the life of a patient, who is suffering with everyday life would only benefit them. If euthanasia would become legal in more countries and states it could benefit the ones suffering and watching their bodies deteriorate, and allow them to die with a sense of dignity, instead of wasting away in a hospital

There are several reasons for the opposition of euthanasia. The first I would like to discuss is Natural Law. The argument is that killing ourselves goes against our very nature. I also think being in excruciating pain for the remainder of a short life is not very natural. What is natural is the want, rather the need to end such pain. If there is no hope of extending life without constant suffering, continuing on in such a manner is nothing but self-inflicting punishment. Natural Law has granted us free will, which brings me to the next point.

In 1984, the Dutch Supreme Court announced euthanasia or mercy killing to be legal. Because the people in this country don’t want their loved ones to have prolonged suffering either physical or mental, so why not use euthanasia? In the early 20th century, euthanasia was used for the first in English and American. During the World War II the Nazis had used this process to kill people who were children, old people, or they do not strong enough to survive. In today’s society, if you talking with ten people about euthanasia, then you will hear lots of different opinions. The euthanasia issue has been discussed for many years, and it still has not been concluded. This paper is going to show you both sides of euthanasia. In my opinion, I think euthanasia is a good way for those people who are in the final stage because they can keep someone’s life, finish their suffering and extremely use their entitlement.

When we think about euthanasia, we usually think of putting down a pet such as a dog or a cat to relieve them of their misery. But what about humans? Shouldn’t a patient who is suffering with a terminal illness be granted the right to die peacefully? A terminal illness is an incurable disease where adequate treatment is not available, and the patient should expect death shortly after diagnosis. Even when treatment is involved, death will ultimately occur. People that have these diseases should be given more control over the fate of their lives. Currently, the only states in the US that allow assisted suicide are California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington. Every state in the US should implement a death with dignity law into their legislation for competent patients. When patients are in incredible amounts of pain, they deserve the right to end their suffering, release the financial burden of medical bills, and maintain their human right to determine their fate through doctor assisted suicide.

Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide, is the act of providing assistance to end a life of an individual that is suffering from an incurable disease or that has suffering. Euthanasia has been around for quite some time but it has recently become topic in the United States and has gained a controversial reputation from the media. This topic needs to be fully evaluated for people to understand the void that has been put together by the modern society. A person can choose death by euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. It is understood that euthanasia is for a good cause. Various religions offer holistic opportunities that deal with the challenges presented by death, suffering and pain, freedom and responsibility in health care as an independent individual of a "free society", but some religions are against the process.