Euthanasia, as defined in Mosby's Medical Dictionary (pg. 447), is the

deliberately bringing about the death of a person who is suffering from an

incurable disease. Medical professions are torn over the use of euthanasia.

Through my research it will be discovered the vast advantages the

legalization of euthanasia would bring about. Also, it will be shown that

there may be some disadvantages to this procedure but all in all, it is

In Ancient Greece the killing of elderly or very sick patients was

considered socially acceptable and legal. The ancient Greeks understood that

some people needed to be put out of their misery. In more recent time it was

used in Germany after W.W.I. Euthanasia was practiced on the veterans of

W.W.I if they were crippled or severely wounded otherwise. In Germany,

patients are in daily are the health care providers. Nurses have to care for the

dollars. A ventilator and tube feedings are regular practice for terminally ill

Although most people would argue that euthanasia is murder, it is not

being can only handle so much suffering. It gets to a point where a person

those purposes, euthanasia began to be used for the

quality of life so low that it only makes sense to have the life ended

individual felt it was necessary to end his or her life should it not be pain free

life lead by a near death patient in an excruciating amount of pain. A human

be viewed as more of a way to give a dying patient his last wish to be without

killing of mentally retarded and handicapped persons since it was believed

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