and a father in a coma; all put to death by respectable doctors with the O.K. of their families. But is

it really ³O.K.²? Euthanasia, or doctor-assisted suicide, has become as common as jumping off of a

fifteen story building or taking a gun to one¹s own head. Certainly society frowns upon suicide, but yet

putting an old lady or a man in a coma to death is being accepted every day. Society knows that suicide

is bad, but euthanasia is even worse. The guilt and blame of a lost life is falling on the hands of

doctor¹s that we are supposed to trust, and even worse, the family members themselves. A doctor is to be

known as a healer, not an agent of death. A family is supposed to love and support, not kill and

inherit. Every person makes the light of the world brighter. The world needs everyone¹s power and

contribution. It¹s the power and energy of the elderly, and the s!

trength and will of the ill, that give the world life. The light has become very dim with the crime and

corruption in today¹s world, we can¹t afford to throw lives away because some think they¹re meaningless.

If we continue to accept the merciless killings and suici

face the pain and agony with strength and determination. The patients need to be determined to hang on

that protects the right of choice in end of life matters for patients. And not everyone has a living

experiment with the poor and unfortunate. However, what is the agony and pain? It is the agony and

When someone takes part in euthanasia they¹re not going to!

should have to go through so much agony over a long period of time. Many think that it¹s torture not to

of the coma. It wouldn¹t be right to spread the pain by adding to the fire. But some say, ³Why waste

a coma and finding a cure for a disease. Thousands of doctors are working to find cures for every

amilies will save on medical bills while inheriting a lot of money and belongings. Think about the

practiced in the world, and many of them have become illegal. Not too long ago a teenager could drink

faced with euthanasia. In 1950 there were over a half of a million Americans aged eighty-five and

make the laws. They shouldn¹t be based on any religion or religious book. But we¹re not talking about

terminal disease all over the world. When there¹s the chance of being cured like there always is, there

ime doesn¹t mean that it¹s O.K. Also, there is the issue of living wills. A living will is a document

we would find that only thirty-eight percent of the population approves of active suicide, as used by

of active euthanasia, actively taking measures to help !

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