Euthanasia Should Not Be Legalized

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Life branches into many subjects that can be discussed and criticized thoroughly. One of the most complicated and broad branches is ethics and human rights. As life proceeds, people are getting more aware of their rights and whether they are practicing them in an ethical way or not. We might think that it’s our right to live and end our life any time we want. But is it ethical to do so? Here comes the idea of euthanasia – mercy killing- that permits the ending of a person’s life that is suffering to death. Euthanasia exists in two types: active euthanasia, which is the administration of a lethal drug by the physician to kill the suffering patient, and passive euthanasia that includes the removal of the probes and devices that are connected to the patient to allow his death. (Mclnerney, 175) Euthanasia became a highlighted ethical topic in medical science specifically and in the society generally due to the progress of medicine accompanied by technology that gave birth to devices and techniques that promote an artificial prolonged life that can convey suffering at one hand, and expensive costs for some families on the other hand. A person suffering from a certain severe disease might think that ending his life is better than living in torture. But is this a right thing to do? Euthanasia is the easy way, but not the right way. Euthanasia is a controversial topic that carries different opinions and points of views within it. These views can be classified as with or against. Proponents of euthanasia argue that euthanasia is the mercy act for suffering and dying patients rather than prolonging their misery. As life is a right, so does its ending. So it’s the patient’s right to end his life after balancing the benefits to live with t... ... middle of paper ... ...n Indian Perspective.” Indian Journal Of Psychiatry 54.2 (2012): 177-183. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. Retreated from: http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.aub.edu.lb/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=79274857&site=ehost-live * Smith, Wesley J. “Medical Murder.” First Things: A Monthly Journal Of Religion & Public Life 233 (2013): 39-44. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. Retreated from: http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.aub.edu.lb/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=86895257&site=ehost-live * Tollefsen, Christopher. "Mind The Gap: Charting The Distance Between Christian And Secular Bioethics." Christian Bioethics: Non-Ecumenical Studies In Medical Morality 17.1 (2011): 47-53. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Apr. 2014. Retreated from: http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.aub.edu.lb/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=61048037&site=ehost-live

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