Euthanasia is Moral Essay -- Argument for Euthanasia

Recent debates oer active euthanasia, killing a terminally illpatient, in Holland, has raised the question whether euthanasia isimmoral or a simple human right. Doctors seem to have no doubt. Theymade an oath. The definition of mercy killing depends on whether it is active orpassive. Active Euthanasia I only allowed in Holland, and it meansthat the doctor takes direct measures to put a patient to sleep,whereas passive Euthanasia only involves stopping pill consumption, orstopping treatment. In England, only passive Euthanasia is allowed.Euthanasia touches some of the deepest feelings in human beings. It isthe power over life and death, and responsibilities no one wishes totake, have to be taken. This, of cause, leads to the ultimatum, thatit is the patients own choice. But can we allow some one to taketheir own lives? Doesnt this mean that everyone else around thepatient has failed, that more could have been done? From the patientspoint of view, a lot of arguments talk in favour o f euthanasia. Forone, no body wants to be a burden. If a person has had a car accident,which paralyses him from neck and down, and is doomed to sit in awheelchair for the rest of his life, he knows that he will be 100% qualified on the ones that care for him, his lived ones, forever. Itcan also be mentioned that the life quality of a terminally illpatient, gets reduced a lot. Never being able to walk again, neverbeing able to talk to your children again, never being able to goshopping, swimming, playing, driving etc. must be terrible for anyone.The wholly situation only gets worse, if the patient himself can seethat his condition is worsening, and only time keeps his thoughtsclear. A third very importa... ... disease by killing the patient, as he believes. It allows thepatient to die in peace with no suffering. Steve Forbes callseuthanasia barbaric (31). Isnt it far more barbaric to force someoneto suffer kind of than helping them to end their misery?Euthanasia is ethical, and p hysicians should be allowed to assist init legally. My great-grandfather was terminally ill with cancer. Hecouldnt eat or sleep, he just determined there, constantly in pain. Therewas nothing they could do as far as cancer treatment, because his bodywas too old and weak. So, he suffered for almost 2 months, while weall watched him suffer more and more everyday as he lay there dying.He stated many times how he just wanted to die and didnt want to liveanymore. But, we (society) forced him to suffer. This is somethingthat should have never happened and should never happen again.