Killing or Saving All about Euthanasia
Euthanasia involves the act of killing for reasons of mercy to the terminally ill and hopelessly injured. It also means causing someone to die instead of allowing him or her to die naturally. Two kinds of euthanasia exist: active euthanasia, in which a person's actions speed up the death of another person, and passive euthanasia, in which death occurs from inaction or the withholding of care. Examples of euthanasia include disconnecting a patient from life support or giving a lethal injection. Formerly known as "mercy killing," euthanasia has become a much-debated issue in society today. Doctors must make decisions that would lead towards the patient's best interest. Euthanasia emancipates the patient from pain and lifts off heavy financial and emotional burdens from family members; however, euthanasia is immoral because rarely does it follow a decision both given freely by the patient and uncloyed by a doctor's unethical and incompetent judgment. People believe that the act of euthanasia would benefit both the patient and his family. Many argue that, "keeping someone alive who is in unbearable pain, totally helpless, or brain dead is inhumane...the quality of life far outweighs any legal definition o
Very often, patients do not request euthanasia freely; they usually do not have a choice. Terminally ill patients, "lack the knowledge and skills to alleviate his own symptom," and do not have the mental fitness or capacity to make a decision about life and death ("Twelve Reasons"). They become gripped with the fear of pain and anxiety about the future of their health. Furthermore, they probably suffer from dementia or confusion. All these may contribute to the false need of invoking death. Instead of allowing this self destructive act doctors must provide counsel and try to diagnose and treat mental diseases. Moreover, patients sometimes request euthanasia as a result of guilt from the thought of "a burden to family, caretakers and a society which is cost conscious and may be short of resources" ("Twelve Reasons"). Patients should not feel pressured to take their own life just for the convenience of others. On society's part, it must let these people know that now amount of money or time could equal the value of their life. Society must look at its values and resources and do everything possible to save a person's life. The same holds especially true of doctors. Euthanasia often becomes the result of lack of ethics and the incompetence of doctors.
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