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Over the past couple of decades, changes in medical technology have allowed physicians to prolong an individual's life than ever before. Individuals are now able to live a longer and healthier life with the help of respirators and other medical machines. We may consider that living longer maybe be beneficial to us, but people fear of having their lives dependent upon machines, being unconscious, or in terrible pain, and these people wouldn't want to end their lives this way. Many people are attempting to control how and when they die. Which has lead to the on going debate about euthanasia. Trying to determine who and when euthanasia should be carried out or whether or not it should be legalized? Patients which are suffering usually feel that their own quality of life is affected, they have lost hope in themselves and most important they have lost their own will to live, and would rather experience a peaceful death instead of living life in pain and suffer. Whatever the reason Canadians and all other people around the world are worried about how they will die, and the debate concerning euthanasia has become a national issue. Throughout this essay you will get a well understanding of the what eu
In conclusion, the infringement of Charter section 7 by section 241 has not been shown to be justified under section 1 of the Charter. When people refer to "euthanasia" they maybe be discussing passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, and or assisted suicide. Passive euthanasia occurs when a terminally ill person is removed from medical treatment and is left to die on their own. The most common form of passive euthanasia is when a physician of a family member decides to remove the respirator so that the patient dies a quick and calm death. In active euthanasia, a family member or a physician takes the life of an ill patient. For example, if a family member or physician gave the patient a lethal injection. The patient dies from the injection not from the disease or injury. Finally, assisted suicide occurs when someone usually a physician or family member or friend fulfills a person's request for help in dying. This usually involves an ill patient who wishes to die, but can't do the act alone, so they use the assistance of a family member of physician to give a lethal injection or help arrange some other means of suicide. In addition there is no defense to point to that fact that a person has requested to be killed. The Law Reform Commission Working paper of 1982 states (p37) "No person is entitled to consent to have death inflicted upon him, and such consent does not affect the criminal responsibilities of any person by whom death may be inflicted upon the person by whom consent is given," if a person cause the death of another, the consent of the deceased does not provide the person who cause the death a defense to criminal responsibility. In conclusion, I would like to say that euthanasia will continue to be a serious issue in Canada and around the world, trying to decide whether or not it is right. I personally think that we know our bodies best, and how we are feeling, which should give us the right to decide what's best for ourselves. Everyone of us will pass away eventually but we don't know when or how and that's why to some people euthanasia may be the best option available for those with serious illnesses. Maybe one of these days our society may carry out euthanasia the same way they do in the Netherlands ? But we all have to realize that there is a time for living and we should try to make the best out of it and there is a time for death and we all have to accept it because that's the way life is.
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