EUTHANASIA
When most people think of euthanasia, they think merely of death. Death usually has a negative connotation to it although often times it may be beneficial. This understanding is fundamental to euthanasia. The roots words for euthanasia, eu and thantos, mean good and death respectively (Humphrey "Dying With Dignity" 80). This "good death" is often attacked by people whose ideas are shaped by religion, media, and misinformation. In reality, euthanasia provides a way for humans in unbearable and incurable situations to be relieved of their afflictions. Because of its current illegality, many people suffer, rendering them corpses of humiliation that are unable to receive the treatment that the average household pet receives. The legalization and acceptance of euthanasia would benefit humanity. Legalizing euthanasia would be a turn for the better. Once it was legalized, euthanasia would come out into the open and be an official medical procedure. As is the case with most medical procedures, a set of standards and guidelines would be created. If the actions taken by the physician towards the patient are to be
Derek Humphrey also points out that not all doctors would be required to perform euthanasia (10A). As is currently the case with abortion, patients can ask their doctors for treatment, but no doctor is obliged to say yes. Another way to ensure that euthanasia is a proper medical procedure is to make sure that all alternatives are looked into. Since doctors are consulted secretively and in the strictest confidence, it is often times impossible for the doctor to search for other options. With the legalization of euthanasia, doctors would no longer keep all thought to themselves, but could "openly consult each other" and search for the best ultimate solution, be it euthanasia or not (Voas E7). With legalization, people will be able to search in the open, and not in the shadows of the law. Family members will not be afraid of punishment for employing the means to end the unbearable lives of loved ones (Bernards 153). People will have the "comforting assurance" that in the future, if they ever become terminally ill, they may choose euthanasia instead of an insufferable life. People would no longer be compelled to storin
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