Euthanasia or mercy killing is something that I would never support. My staunch opposition to euthanasia is based not on religious views or values or on the simple belief that human life is too precious to be allowed to wither away or die till its time has come. I also firmly believe that when we allow someone to resort to mercy killing, we are neglecting such important values as dignity of human life, struggle, winning, overcoming adversity- some values that we all grew up with. All our lives we have been taught to adhere to these values so that when circumstances are tough and there appears to be no way out, we would still hold on to these precious lessons and not give up till we succeed. Euthanasia seems to violate all the values of hope courage and dignity of human life. It stands is stiff competition with them as if trying to challenge them. We have come to believe that when a person is in pain and there appears to be no cure, he/she should be allowed to die. This is an extremely painful situation for anyone to be in, I understand that, but it is even more shameful to not believe in a power greater than ourselves and to give up hope. Haven't we always been told that the entire world is holding on to hope and its very foundat
Hope springs eternal in human breast- it was a wise man who once said that. And I feel that a person can achieve wonders and work miracles if he sticks to hope. Euthanasia is one thing that kills hope or results from the death of hope. The hope for a better tomorrow disappears when a person decides to resort to mercy killing. It would affect me negatively if I ever saw someone close to me die in that manner. While I have sympathies for those who have done this, I pray from the bottom of my heart that none of my loved ones or me for that matter should ever have to face that kind of situation. This is because on the one hand it is intense pain that leads someone to this decision because I am sure no one wants to die for the heck of it. Secondly, I feel that when you are in such a situation, you are faced with some tricky ethical questions. Is dying in such a situation an ethical choice? What would become of our children or spouse or those around us who love us deeply? Are they better off without us or should they be allowed to become a little happy everyday by just praying for our better health? These are indeed important questions and many such questions would bother someone who is in such a sticky situation. It is no doubt a painful time but I believe from the core of my heart that if you make up your min
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