euthanasia. Although death is unavoidable for human beings, suffering before death is

unbearable, not only for terminal patients, but for the family members and friends. So what is

the solution? How can we ease the suffering of those whose death is both impending and

imminent. The answer, Euthanasia. Euthanasia comes from the Greek word `Thanatos'

meaning death and the prefix `eu' meaning easy or good (Russell 94). Thus, `eu- Thanatos'

meaning easy or good death. Euthanasia is clearly better choice for terminal patients than

suicide. The question is however, is it morally, ethically, and socially right.

In our society, suicide is always traumatic for families and friends. If there is no

alternative to relieve the suffering of terminal patients, then the more humane option to suicide

is euthanasia. This is not the only option however, "An option for people that are unsure of

euthanasia is called DNR or do not resuscitate" (McCuen 2). This means that if the patient has a heart attack or another potentially fatal problem in the hospital, "the doctors are told to perform a `No Code' which means that they should let the patient die pe

blatantly evil state. Like Dr. Kevorkian, other doctors who assist patients in ending their lives

The entire euthanasia argument is a personal argument to me because I had a family member who was terminally ill this past summer. It was our family's decision whether to keep her on life support or take her off. Ultimately, we took her off of life support because she had no chance of recovering. Some things Dyck say in this article are offensive. She offers up rare cases and generalizes them as the majority of the cases. Euthanasia is not something that has to do with money, health care, and medical bills. It has to do with the love for the patient, and making their inevitable death as peaceful and compassionate as possible.

When a patient pleads for euthanasia doctors are oftentimes placed in a difficult

Society for the Right to Die. The Physician and the Hopelessly Ill Patient.

often suffer a great deal before they finally can die. Suffering is a terrible thing and we have a

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