SHOULD EUTHANASIA BE LEGALISED?
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending one’s life to relieve pain and suffering.
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I believe that euthanasia is a good death. Euthanasia is usually carried out when a person is terminally ill, and there is no chance of him/her surviving without suffering. Ending the patient’s life helps relieve this suffering, thereby letting the patient die a peaceful death. The patient’s relatives are also spared the agony of having to watch their loved one’s health deteriorate to an extent where he/she is in miserable pain. Moreover, hospitals are very expensive. The medicines, patient assistance, housing facilities all add up to huge amounts.
Spending days and months in the hospital bed is a very expensive affair and not everyone can afford it. Euthanasia in terminally ill patients provides an opportunity to advocate for organ donation- thus giving a chance to live to organ needy patients.
Countries like Belgium and the Netherlands have legalized euthanasia, and not many problems have risen. This shows that euthanasia is unproblematic and legalizing it won’t result in any consequences.
View by: Varsha Ravindranath – 18SJCCB247
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending one’s life to relieve pain and suffering.
View:
I believe that euthanasia is a good death. Euthanasia is usually carried out when a person is terminally ill, and there is no chance of him/her surviving without suffering. Ending the patient’s life helps relieve this suffering, thereby letting the patient die a peaceful death. The patient’s relatives are also spared the agony of having to watch their loved one’s health deteriorate to an extent where he/she is in miserable pain. Moreover, hospitals are very expensive. The medicines, patient assistance, housing facilities all add up to huge amounts.
Spending days and months in the hospital bed is a very expensive affair and not everyone can afford it. Euthanasia in terminally ill patients provides an opportunity to advocate for organ donation- thus giving a chance to live to organ needy patients.
Countries like Belgium and the Netherlands have legalized euthanasia, and not many problems have risen. This shows that euthanasia is unproblematic and legalizing it won’t result in any consequences.
View by: Varsha Ravindranath – 18SJCCB247
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We all have the right to choose and make independent decisions. Death is a private matter and if there is no harm to others, other people have no right to interfere.
Euthanasia is offered to alleviate someone from pain. It is also offered to those suffering from mental and psychological agony. Even those who are miserable with their lives look to euthanasia as the 'only' solution. Therefore, 'euthanasia' seems to be more like a euphemism for 'suicide'. Those who suffer from chronic diseases tend to succumb to depression and emotional agony. However, pain can be minimalized or even eradicated through palliative care. Palliative care helps to relieve a person from depression and improves their quality of life through therapy.
With modern advancements in medicine, extricating a patient from pain and suffering through appropriate procedures and treatments isn't an implausible feat. A positive frame of mind let's you know that YOU are in charge of your destiny in spite of the innumerous obstacles life hurls at you. Cleansing the pessimism and despondency spiritually is the key to a lifetime of happiness.
Sometimes it is easier to choose extreme and drastic measures instead of improving the current predicament by finding rational remedies.
Suggesting or coming across this so called 'assistance' as a plausible answer can blur the victim's focus on living a content life.
Nick Vujicic is a motivational speaker born with tetra amelia syndrome. It is a rare case where a person is born without any limbs. However, this didn't stop him from achieving his goals and aspirations. He swims, plays sports, skydives and enjoys the pleasures that everyone else does despite his condition. He turned all the impossibilities into possibilities and leads an extraordinary life with his family. The end to life is inevitable and rushing it is a farcical act to perform. Living life by demolishing every hurdle in your path makes it all the more worthwhile.
Counter view by: Niveditha Reddy – 18SJCCB257
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