Should Euthanasia Be Legalized?

Euthanasia has been a hot topic in our society for many years now, but recently euthanasia has made a drastic change. California has become one of the first states in which euthanasia has become legal. Other states have passed the legislation as well; such as Oregon, Washington and Vermont. Euthanasia has become accessible for those patients who suffer from terminal illnesses, therefore people who wish to relieve their painful lives will no longer be required to travel to other states in which euthanasia is legal. There are those people who are up for euthanasia, and there are those who oppose to it. Individuals who are living with constant pain everyday of their lives must have a choice on whether they would like to continue living in pain, or terminating the painful lives. Little by little people are more open about passing this legislature and hopefully someday it is passed in all fifty states of the U.S.A.

Euthanasia is a term used to express a death that is good, Kind and accomplished with a sense of dignity (Kowalski, 1996). Euthanasia has been split up into the two groups of voluntary and involuntary and each can be described as either active or passive. The refusing or complete departure from medical aid with the full consent of the patient is known as voluntary Euthanasia. Involuntary Euthanasia is the withdrawal of this assistance without the agreement of the patient (Kowalski, 1996). Active euthanasia involves the action of death or the actual administration

Millions of precious lives have been deliberately taken throughout the world due to the new Euthanasia Law. Euthanasia is the practicing of assisted suicide, due to terminally ill patients or depression. The practicing has just been legalized September 2015, and will be put into effect in California January 1 2016. Although, it is still being argued if adolescents should have the right fro this and if it’s morally correct all together. Euthanasia should be illegal throughout the world, because people shouldn’t be the ones to decide their own death.

Euthanasia is a form of doctor assisted suicide. There are many different types of Euthanasia and all are currently illegal in the United States with the exception of the state of Oregon. When a patient is being Euthanized they can be given an injection intravenously which causes their death this is called Euthanasia by action. A person could also be assisted to death through euthanasia by omission; this is when the patient is not provided with the appropriate things such as food or water. Also patients can be given a medication that renders them into a deep sleep in which they are left to die, either through the progression of their illness or through starvation. The most important aspect of doctor assisted suicide is whether it is voluntary, involuntary or non voluntary. The difference between non voluntary and involuntary is that non voluntary is when the patient does not request to be euthanized but they are. Involuntary euthanization is when a person specifically asks that they not be euthanized and they are. Although euthanasia is illegal some forms of it are still regularly practiced in today’s healthcare system.

Many of the doctors that will possibly need to carry out a case of assisted-suicide in the near future could have strong religious ties and values that can impact their acceptance of and likeliness to practice euthanasia. Relating back to my previous reflection, research found that of 2000 chosen Canadian medical professionals, only twenty percent would participate in euthanasia if it were legalized. The small amount of doctors willing to practice euthanasia is alarming simply because seventy-seven percent of the total population support the practice. The resistance of doctors is confirmed by Bulow to show that “it has recently been documented that physicians’ religious beliefs have a major impact on their ICU decisions. Withholding, withdrawing and median time from ICU admission to first limitation of therapy [varies] by religious affiliation” (p. 427). As euthanasia is set to soon be legalized in Canada, having a very limited amount of doctors willing to partake in the procedure can cause major problems in the healthcare system while challenging a patient’s right to their end-of-life decisions. In order to be tolerant of religious diversity in this case, the doctors should be able to permit a fellow doctor to perform euthanasia but the patient’s requests should still be

According the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Euthanasia is “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy. This procedure seems appealing to the many people around the world who suffer from terminal illnesses. In the minds of these people euthanasia or doctor-assisted suicide seems like the only escape. As stated in a journal, “My friend now believes that the only humane act would be to end her mother’s suffering. ‘Whats she is going through is cruel,’ she said. ‘She has no life.’” (Wheatley). This shows how sometimes people think that ending their life would be the only way

Euthanasia is defined as the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Also known as mercy killings and physician-assisted suicide, it is currently legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and two American states, Oregon and Washington. There are three types of euthanasia. They are voluntary euthanasia, involuntary euthanasia, and non-voluntary euthanasia. Whether or not euthanasia is moral is a subject that is often debated and it is very controversial.

Euthanasia allows a human being to die with dignity. Originating from the Greek terms "eu" (happy or good) and "thantos" (death), euthanasia means literally "happy death" or "good death". It is commonly defined as the act of bringing about the death of a hopelessly ill and suffering person in a relatively quick and painless way for reasons of mercy (LeBaron). Assisted suicide is a form of euthanasia, when a person helps commit suicide or provides information of how to do so to another person. A person taking another person's life without his or her request in order for that person not to have ample suffering is a mercy killing. Both are methods of euthanasia. We all have the right to die if it ends a person's suffering or if a person

Euthanasia can be defined as the death of one’s self in the medical field. It can be further defined as the intentional death of someone to relieve pain from an incurable disease. This process is illegal all over the world with the exception of a few places here and there. The word euthanasia originates from the Greek language; ‘eu’ means ‘good or well’ and ‘thanatos’ means ‘death’, therefore euthanasia literally means ‘good death’. There was a huge ordeal in history that happened that revolved around euthanasia. The holocaust involved the Nazis performing involuntary euthanasia on the Jewish people they were attempting to eliminate. Euthanasia is an extremely controversial topic all over the world. There are many different types of euthanasia. These types include active, passive, voluntary, involuntary, indirect, and physician-assisted suicide. Active euthanasia is when there is use of lethal substances administered by lethal injection or other ways. Active euthanasia is where most of the bad views on euthanasia come from. Passive euthanasia is natural by letting the person die by withholding treatment or withdrawing treatment. Voluntary euthanasia is when the patient requests to be put out of his misery by euthanasia. Involuntary euthanasia can be defined as murder; it is where the consent of the patient is not given because of the condition they are in and euthanasia is still performed. Indirect euthanasia is where the drugs that are taken by the patient, such as pain

Euthanasia is often confused with assisted suicide. Even though assisted suicide is used as another term for euthanasia, they are very distinct actions commonly misunderstood. In assisted suicide the physician intentionally gives either information or means or both required to commit suicide. This includes discussing about lethal doses of drugs, prescribing these drugs, and supplying the drugs. But euthanasia, is carried out by the complete administration of the doctor. The physician can either inject the lethal drug or remove life support and it is carried out only under the consent of the patient. There are various types of euthanasia categorized according to different sets of rights and wrongs. The first category is active and passive euthanasia, which divides euthanasia into two forms according to the way how it is carried out. When a person (physician) is deliberate and directly terminates the life of a person, for example, giving an overdose of painkillers it is called active euthanasia. This is also called as euthanasia by action. Passive euthanasia is carried out when treatments are withdrawn or withheld. Not carrying out a surgery or switching off life support equipment or quitting medication are considered as passive euthanasia or euthanasia by omission (BBC). According to euthanasia.com euthanasia can be divided

When euthanasia comes to mind, what do you think of? Do you think of people hurting, do you think of it as suicide, do you think of sick people? The big question is… do you think it’s wrong? Many questions, concerns, and issues have come up with this topic in the past, because there are so many factors that go into deciding when euthanasia should be allowed, if at all. Should just anyone be allowed to decide they want to die, and have a physician assist him or her with suicide, or do they have to be sick? If they have to be sick, does mental illness, like depression, suffice as a sickness in the case of euthanasia? Should the patient go through counseling with their family before fully committing to euthanasia? There are so many things

There exist numerous topics that are controversial within the criminal justice system. Euthanasia, the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relive pain and suffering, is one that has been around for a long time. Many people believe that it should continue being illegal due to certain moral values. However, some people argue that euthanasia should be decriminalized because people should have the right to die when they want to.

Imagine: A terminally ill patient with an inoperable brain tumor named Jon, who live in agonizing pain through everyday. Jon and the doctors knew he was going to die a painful death soon, but why not now, and why is he not offered the option of euthanasia? Because of these reasons: it is illegal in 49 of the states of the United States, except Oregon, since 1828, when the first known anti-euthanasia law was passed in the state of New York. In Oregon, the law states that once a terminally ill adult requests euthanasia, two physicians must agree that the patient is sane and has less than six months to live. Euthanasia is illegal because the United States is based on puritan beliefs that dictate that you cannot take your own life, that death is in the hands of God. Therefore, euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal because they do not follow the religious law. In 1828, when euthanasia first became illegal, it was considered normal to base states laws off of religion. In some medical cases Euthanasia should be considered an option, because it is the adult’s right to choose death, the right to end suffering, and the separation of church from state.

Two years ago I watched my great grandfather slowly pass away from the debilitating effects of stage 4 cancer. He scarcely ate, was losing his sight and memory, and was unable to walk. I remember him saying he wished the pain could simply disappear. This memory imprinted a mental scar which would last the rest of my life. I wanted his pain to end quickly, but knew it was not going to happen. If euthanasia and/or assisted suicide was legalized, perhaps his wish could have been true. Unfortunately, euthanasia is only legal in the states of Oregon and Washington at the current time. Euthanasia is considered immoral and wrong for contradicting a doctor’s job. However, it saves families the horrible sight of their loved ones dying, safeguards being up to protect any abuse towards euthanasia, and ultimate choice of being euthanized is upon the patient.

Euthanasia is something that can force a government to rethink its position on it, but before they can make a decision on it, they would also have to have an understanding on what euthanasia is and see how many governments have taken on a position in which they allow it, and why many governments still deny the approval of euthanasia techniques due to many controversial problems that come with the approval of euthanasia. The backlash that will come from approving euthanasia in a country is all down to how the government limits and restricts how and why a person is getting that treatment, along with the views of the people which will be heavily influenced by religion and family view. These are some of the things that a government must juggle