The main argument I have for passive euthanasia is that people have watched one of their family members grow old and become extremely ill. However, I feel that isn't right for every person who is looking for a way to stop the pain. This act should be a last resort. Of course there are exceptions to the rule. The choice that I make may change after I find myself in a great deal of pain or dying of an illness that will turn me into a vegetable. The major decision that might have to be made is the belief in religion. The stress and worry on the family is extremely high. They know that there is no hope left for the ill member but there is nothing that they can do. I know how these people feel because I have witnessed this process

"Twelve Reasons... why euthanasia should not be legalised". 1997. http://www.cmf.org.uk/ethics/twelve.htm (2/5/99)

Anti-euthanasia protesters have is that the person who is asking for the service may not be of sound mind, meaning that they may be insane. With the request form setup the way it is, all the person has to do is get some doctor to say that the patient is terminally ill and is under tremendous pain. They must also get a few people to sign the form saying that they believe that the patient is of sound mind. The law never pleases everyone, and they're right when they say that there will be loopholes and that mentally impaired people may kill themselves. The major influence on the "no" side is the religious beliefs. The Similar Sides of the Church: Pope John Paul II in his latest speech has condemned euthanasia. An excerpt from his speech: To concur with the intention of another person to commit suicide and to cooperate in, and at times to be the actual perpetrator of, an injustice which can never be excused, even if it is requested. In a remarkably relevant passage, Saint Augustine writes that, "it is never licit to kill another even if he should wish it, indeed if he request it because, hanging between life and death, he begs for help in freeing the soul struggling against the bonds of the body and longing to be released; nor is it licit even when a sick person is no longer able to live"(Conolly).

The power to decide who should to live and who should die. We find ourselves in the temptation of Eden. God alone has the power over life and death, but only he exercises this power in accordance with a plan of wisdom and love. When man usurps this power, being enslaved by a foolish and selfish way of thinking, he inevitably uses it for injustice and death. The life of a person who is weak is placed in the hands of a person who is strong. In society the sense of justice is lost and mutual trust, the basis of every relationship, is undermined at i

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