Persuasive Essay On Euthanasia

Around 7 million people are diagnosed with a terminal illness each year. Fifty-five percent of terminally ill patients die in pain. Some are forced to be bed ridden for months knowing a slow death is coming. Would you want to live, knowing you are completely dependent on nurses and family to take care of your every need? Patients should be given the option to end their life early with a painless death, instead of waiting for the inevitable to happen.

Everyone has experienced an extreme pain at some point in their life. This pain could be physical or emotional; but could you imagine being told you have to live with that pain until you die that could be days, months, or years from now? What if you were then told that you were going to die soon from that pain? Would you choose physician assisted suicide (PAS) if you didn’t want to suffer anymore? Euthanasia is defined as the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable disease or an irreversible coma. However, if it is what you want who should stand in your way; some of the states in the United States are legalizing this option. In order to make sure this option is the right one, there is a criterion the patient must meet as well as a few other protocols. If euthanasia is legal in some states, why shouldn’t it be legal in all and should it be legal in general? I believe it should be legal in all states.

Doctors are supposed to save our lives but now we have physician- assisted suicide that help patient kill themselves. Assisted suicide or euthanasia mean easy death. According to Oregon Death with Dignity Act Data summary 2016, 1,127 patients who have died from ingesting a lethal dose of medication as of January 23, 2016, Oregon, 1998–2016, because of DWDA (Death with Dignity Act). Today we live in a world where people want freedom to do whatever they want. Now people in states that allow Death with Dignity Act, they have the choice of killing themselves if they are in pain. And by choosing euthanasia, they will not be able to make another choice for themselves; their perspective might change overtime and they don’t know what the future is going to bring. Justifying assisted suicide doesn’t make it right because there is no human way to kill someone killing is killing and it doesn’t matter how you do it. When we accept euthanasia, we believe that the life of the sick or the disable are worth less than others and we should not end our life just because it will put an end to our suffering.

Euthanasia, one of the most debatable topics in our time, has slowly gained approval by some countries. The first country to accept euthanasia was the Netherlands and little by little has gained some momentum. According to an article in Medical News Today the definition of euthanasia is “assisted suicide by a physician or doctor with the intent of ending someone’s life to relieve persistent suffering” (Nordqvist, 2016). In the United States, there are only six states that consider euthanasia legal and they are California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the DC area, with Montana allowing it with the approval of the courts. In the remaining states, it is still considered illegal to practice euthanasia and assisted suicide (ProCon.org, 2017).

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.

There are people all over the world who are dying, and are suffering, why would we not let them die on their own terms? When the term “assisted suicide” or “euthanasia” is used, most make the assumption that it is illegal. On the other side when “aid in dying” and “death with dignity” are used, most come to the conclusion that it is okay (Clark). “For some people ending a human life on purpose is morally wrong because of how valuable life is and is a topic that should not be taken lightly” (Minton-Beddoes). However, terminally ill patients should get to die on their own terms, because they are suffering and as bad as it sounds, they are going to die anyway. There are many reasons why terminally ill patients should be able to die on their own terms, with assisted suicide or with the help of a doctor. In some states the process of helping one die is legal. There is also a very famous doctor, Jack Kevorkian, who was one of the first doctors to do assisted suicide and spent prison time for what he did (Biography.com). Yes, terminally ill patients should be able to die on their own terms.

“Every person shall have the right to die with dignity; this right shall include the right to choose the time of one's death” (Kumar). Is bringing death to an individual okay? A generally extensive gathering of individuals would rashly answer this inquiry "no," unless it is a demonstration of war or self-protection. Imagine a scenario in which ending the life of an individual would help the individual by closure their agony and enduring. Would it be ethically acceptable to end their pain? Questions like these have surfaced this country many years ago by people considering the ethics of euthanasia, which has become a very controversial topic in America.

The debate over the use of euthanasia is ever growing. This is due to the fact of constant increases in medical advances. Medical advances are growing the number of medicines one can be given before palliative care is an option. The main concern of the debate is whether trying new treatments and medicines are necessary before palliative care is given. Two articles will be analyzed using the Aristotelian method. Both articles are valid, but the New York Times article written by Haider Javed Warraich offers a complete perspective using all three persuasive appeals compared to the article written by Terry Pratchett for The Guardian, which the majority is written on emotion.

Did you know that out of 196 countries in the world, only nine countries have legalized euthanasia? (http://www.storypick.com/euthanasia-facts/), that is only 4.6% Euthanasia is a term for peacefully ending somebody’s life with the deliberate intention of doing it. This topic has been debated over for many, many years, whether it should be legal or not. Numerous people believe you should have the choice to decide whether you would like to end your life or not, provided that there is an appropriate reason. (http://www.ves.org.nz/) Others think that it is unnatural, that it is not God’s intention and that your time will come to an end at the right point. There are multiple reasons why people choose euthanasia, the downhearted effects on their family and the several types of euthanasia. This essay will argue that euthanasia should be illegal and that you should not be able to choose your death date.

Should it be legal to choose physician-assisted suicide? The answer isn't as easy as yes or no. Everyone has their own opinion. There are so many reasons as to why people are against it and many more reasons why others are for it. Some cons would be how euthanasia devalues human life, and how physicians shouldn't be involved in directly causing death. On the other side, euthanasia can be a way to relieve extreme pain, it can provide relief when a person's quality of life is getting lower by the second, and euthanasia can always free up medical funds to help other people.

Americans have always struggled with the idea of a painful death. While many patients who are terminally ill decide to deal with the excruciating pain, some patients would rather snip the bud before it blooms. This practice is called euthanasia, intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering, and it currently is not legal in the United States, and has not been since 1828, for good reason (Nordqvist). Euthanasia should not be legalized because it damages the role of the medical profession, it does more harm to the patient than good, it can lead to abuse from doctors and/or the government, and it goes against human dignity.

The main objective of introducing the law of Euthanasia to Victoria is to end the suffering for patients who are painfully dying from an incurable disease. It’s absolutely absurd people who are opposing to this matter because everyone has the right to ask for help at the end of life if medical science can no longer support and you most definitely have a right not to be tortured. The painful suffering is not only endured by the patient, the agonising suffering is also hard for family and friends to watch.

When someone chooses to help end another person’s life, is it right or wrong? It is a choice between ending a human life to release them from pain or misery, but live with the constant thought that someone lost their life as a consequence of a granted request; or watch , as the person continues to suffer and beg for their life to be taken away. It is a choice between going left, where nothing is right; or going right, where nothing is left. Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from something incurable or an extremely painful disease. According to the National Health Service, euthanasia can be considered as manslaughter or murder and is punishable with up to life in prison; a serious crime in the United States, but is it just? Helping someone take his/her life own life away devalues human lives, presents religious and ethnical problems, and worst of all, corruption. There are numerous problems that can arise from allowing euthanasia. Ethnically, the topic can be argued. Biblically and lawfully, it cannot and should not.

         There is much controversy in the world regarding the Death With Dignity Act, an act which allows ill patients to be able to access physician-assisted suicide. This act is currently only available in Oregon, Washington, Vermont, Montana and New Mexico. How would you feel, knowing you were going to die and that it would be painful up until the very end, would you want to end your life in control, with peace and tranquility, surrounded by your friends and family having fun or would you want to die naturally but filled with pain? Some people are against this act and some people are for it yet there are still many people who are on the fence about  this topic. I, for one, support the Death With Dignity Act because it ends suffering, gives the patient control over the end of their life, and helps people who have terminal illnesses.

Should someone who has a terminal illness, be subjected to intolerable pain and suffering for the days they have left? Scared, because they know that their body and mind will soon deteriorate into nothing. They will forget their friends and family; all of the fond memories they have will be gone. Their dignity and pride will be fractured by something they cannot change, their illness. Yet, there is a way for one to feel at peace with the hand that has been dealt to them, euthanasia. Euthanasia is mercy killing or assisted suicide. People should have the power to control what happens to their bodies. They shouldn’t be forced to suffer through unmanageable pain until their body finally decides to give up and die, it should be their choice. You do not get a choice to acquire a disease, but you can choose how, when and where you die. You should choose euthanasia because it alleviates the suffering you go through, it helps you decide if living is worth it, and states that it is your right to die.