Argument for Euthanasia

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Argument for Euthanasia

You were in a tragic car accident on your way to work. You have been in coma for years. Your family is not only devastated because of your state, they are also having a hard time trying to pay off all of your expenses. You were not insured, and your family is forced to keep paying the bills needed to keep you “alive”. Your family is going completely bankrupt and you still show no sign of getting better. Your family wants to pull the plug, but doing so would be illegal in the United States; so the doctor doesn’t permit this. You never recuperated from the coma and died 10 years later. Your family lost their house and the rest of their belongings. All that money spent on you was useless, your state tragically always remained the same. If only your family had the option to let nature take its course, then they wouldn’t have had to extend such an unpleasant life. Individuals should be given the right to decide whether or not they should be kept alive when facing an unbearable situation, in case that individual is unable to make that decision based on their bad medical state, the patient’s family deserves the right to decide.

Euthanasia has been a very controversial topic in the United States, as well as around the world. The word euthanasia comes from a Greek word meaning good death. Euthanasia is also referred to as mercy killing. Euthanasia usually consists of a physician administering a lethal injection to patients in situations where life is no longer desirable. Euthanasia should be permitted in the United Sates because it’s wrong making individuals continue living with unbearable pain.

Members of the Euthanasia Society of America (ESA) state that “mercifully putting persons out of their misery, whethe...

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