The Pros And Cons Of Euthanasia

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Is it wrong to commit euthanasia? What is euthanasia? Euthanasia is the act of assisting to end one life. There are two different kinds of euthanasia, passive and active. Passive euthanasia is the act of withholding medication and letting the patient die slowly and Active euthanasia is the acceleration of death, with the use of medication. Although some form of euthanasia made be necessary at some point, but the act of killing another person is redundant because everyone should have the right to live equally among others. Yes, I do agree that people should have the right to die, if they choice to so. However, one should only die if there is no medical treatment available or if it is the last option.
\ Even though euthanasia is another concept of murder, many states such as, Washing DC, California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington made it legal for people to shed blood. Although, most people assume that putting an end to ones life is permissible, But the act of promoting to kill another is morally in wrong. Many would think that it is necessary to end ones life, to put an end their suffering. When a person choices to perish, it is because of expenses, suffering from mental illness, and the loss of …show more content…

One of our emotion that cause us the choose death or our life is fear, with fear in ourselves, we choice to make merciful decision. Although some form of euthanasia made be necessary, but by taking a life, even though it is for a good motive, we are not living as equal as we should have (according to god laws). Even if a doctor says that the patient can die, they have no rights to perform euthanasia because of the Hippocratic oath. Some may say that, people should have the right to choose whenever they live or die, but people will come to conclusion about their life due to outside influence such as peer pressure and medical

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