Should the Euthanasia Be Legalized or Not

Should the Euthanasia Be Legalized or Not

Introduction

This paper has been written with regards to the fact whether euthanasia should be made legal or not. Oxford English Dictionary translates Euthanasia as "the pain free killing of a patient who is suffering from a fatal disease or in a permanent coma" and the word Euthanasia comes from the Greek language, factually interpreting as "a good death,” moreover, it is the way of mercifully finishing a human's life, such as an incurably ill patient.

Euthanasia can be with the consent and approval of the patient or can be such a case when the patient is not able to speak or correspond and it can also be active (e.g. a drug overdose in the form of insulin, barbiturates or morphine or can be passive (i.e. cutting of life support). It also includes supported suicide, where a doctor allows the patient to do the act and there is a great deal of argument over whether or not the practice is ethical, furthermore euthanasia mounts many religious, medical, legal, and ethical issues. Euthanasia is permissible in the state of Oregon in the U.S.A and Netherlands, the government on the Isle of Man has made a much debated conclusion to permit euthanasia and this has been a current issue and there is much pressure increasing on other governments as well to follow, with more incurably ill patients stating the desire to end their lives legally and they also state that the main cause, is so that they can depart this life with pride.

Nowadays the use of euthanasia has become very popular amongst the youth, however since many years there is still a controversy going on in the United States whether euthanasia should be made legal or not. As everything has its own benefits and drawbacks, euthanasia also has its respective pros and cons. Another name given to euthanasia is physician assisted death and still today it is not yet being practiced and is not allowed by all the States in the United States. The primary reason behind this is that people believe that the doctors should not be given the right to kill a patient and as God has brought us into this world, it should be totally up to Him when to call an individual back to him. Various people have various opinions about euthanasia and this is the cause that leads to controversies. (Biggs, 2001).

Euthanasia is basically about giving painless death to people who are going through diseases which are not curable and are tremendously hurting. At present many diverse forms of euthanasia are being used and have its very own description; euthanasia.com denotes these as:

Voluntary euthanasia: This is when the individual who is killed has appealed to be killed.

Non-voluntary: This is when the individual who is given euthanasia did not asked nor gave his approval for it.

Involuntary euthanasia: This is when the individual who is executed made an implied aspiration to the ...