Terminally Ill People Should Have The Right To Die

When it comes to the topic of euthanasia, most of us will readily agree that it would not be a good idea if humans got to choose when they died. Where this argument usually ends, however, is on the question of if it was legal to be euthanized would terminally ill patients benefit from it? Whereas some are convinced that it would be going against the word of God and the cycle of life, others maintain a hard stance on it allowing people who are terminally ill to retake control of their lives and die at piece and at their own will. I believe that humans need to allow life to take its course and let people die when it is their time to die. Terminally ill patients may benefit from this procedure, but just like any other medical procedure or drug it can and will be abused. People who support euthanasia believe that it would be a great way to take back control of their life. Scott Mendelson, a physician and author of the article “Terminally Ill People Should Have the Right to Die” made it

Ronald Dworkin Professor at Oxford and University College London writes, “second, it recognizes that people may make such momentous decisions impulsively or out of emotional depression, when their act does not reflect their enduring convictions ;”( Dworkin). In other words if euthanasia was legalized impulsive people would be at a higher risk of committing a mistake. Euthanasia would be available for peoples’ convenience. Even if the state would put boundaries, restrictions, and laws so that only people who really need the medication were able to get it, it would still be easy for others to put their hands on it. People can get a hold of the drug and sell it on the street. There is a number of ways on how people can get a hold of the drug. People may even be left with the guilt after providing, and performing euthanasia. We need to stop and think about the guilt euthanasia would bring to the family members that choose to perform