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I agree completely, but all patients suffering should be euthanized by trained doctors with written
consent from either the sufferer, or by a member of the family, who will not gain anything from the
death |
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I agree. People should be allowed to die with dignity. |
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Under certain circumstances, yes.
But it should not become as easy to get as abortion.
The dying person should ask for it, his or her immediate relatives should agree 100%. The medical
staff should agree, too. Of course, the law should be changed before euthanasia becomes a reality. |
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Loved ones should have the right to make the choice for the ones they can not speak for themselves. |
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Okay well if the person wants it who are we to object, its their life and its their pain and
suffering that's being ended |
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I think if someone is seriously suffering and they are able to still speak for themselves they
should be allowed to do it. Or if they can't speak they should have someone that they highly trust
to speak for them. |
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Yes, but then there are the legal complications of proving that the suffering person wants it.
Quite often they are physically unable to give consent. However, if it can proved undeniably that
they do want to end their life, then definitely yes. |
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No. Euthanasia is murder. Murder is always wrong, immoral, and criminal. |
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Euthanasia is the way by which we make our close and loved ones have a very smooth and gentle death
knowing the fact that there are no chances for him to survive in any way because he cannot be cured
and his or her ailment will get painful day by day. It is often hard to see our loved ones in pain
and because when we love someone we do not want them to get hurt. But in cases when we see that the
person is suffering from such a problem which cannot be recovered then it is better to end a life
smoothly rather than letting the patient suffer till death. But this case should not be made legal
then people might take the advantage of this and can use this system to save themselves after
committing a crime. |
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Like many of these ethical situations, the issues of legalising euthanasia and/or assisted suicide
are hugely tough decisions to make.
On the one hand, there is the hugely important aspect of freedom of choice - especially in a
situation where a person is suffering so much pain and distress, with such a poor quality of life;
something, it must be said, which one cannot truly comprehend unless they themselves experience it.
On the other hand, are the dangers of legalising euthanasia, both active or passive, and assisted
suicide. Assisted suicide, of course, differs from euthanasia, in that it is the individual that
commits suicide, having been provided with the means (drugs or treatment).
In the case of those unable to convey their decision, for example a patient in a persistive
vegetative state, what is to be done? There is the argument that close family members, doctors, or a
combination of these, could make this decision. The first thing to consider, is if they are entitled
to make this decision in the first place.
However, what is of greater concern is the possible abuse which might follow the legalisation of
assisted suicide or euthanasia; there will inevitably be, to some degree at least, a level of abuse,
with the ending of life carried out with perhaps not the level of thought necessary - in some cases,
it might simply be seen as "the easy option". Equally, there is the scope for great abuse by doctors
- in an extreme case, a doctor could commit murder of a patient, using euthanasia as a defence.
Of course, this is more unlikely to happen in the case of assisted suicide, though there might be
scope for abuse in healthy individuals committing suicide, which is just as worrying.
Therefore, at present, I still hold the belief that euthanasia and assisted suicide should remain
illegal. Indeed, if one was legalised, there would also be strong shouts for the second to also be
legalised.
If they were to be legalised, it would have to be thought out with great, great care with very
strict rules and guidelines set out; though, even with such restrictions in place, a level of abuse
is inevitable - what must be decided is if the abuse caused is outweighed by the "benefit" which
would arise from legalising euthanasia and/or assisted suicide. |
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