Mercy or Homicide
Webster’s Dictionary defines euthanasia as: “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy.” The questions people often ask are should euthanasia be permitted or legal? Is euthanasia selfish as like most suicides? Who’s choice should it be? This is a topic with no real answer, but it is only based on people’s beliefs and or opinions. As for my opinion, I believe that euthanasia should be allowed and legalized, with some stipulations. I believe that to receive euthanasia you must be a legal adult, be of sound mind, be medically proven to be eligible, and if you are unable to make these decisions family and doctors will make it for you. As you read, I will give examples along with my opinion on why euthanasia should be legalized.For the first example, man in his mid-sixties contracts a disease. Doctors tell he and his family that he has only a small chance of living more than five years. The man is constantly in extraordinary pain and doctors say there is nothing that they can do, and that the pain will never go away. The man no longer wants to live, for the pain is too excruciating, but his family wants to
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Websters Dictionary, Cloud Magazine, brain activity, help patients, boy live, live life, little brain activity, live pain, pain live, believe euthanasia, little brain, extraordinary pain, controlled substances,
Approximate Word count = 954
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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