What is Euthanasia? Well it is a way of ending the life of a person if they are suffering. Usually being a sick person that has no chance of recovering and will just be in pain for the rest of their life. Now Euthanasia comes from Greek words having eu meaning good and thanatos meaning death. So instead of living a terrible painful death they would have euthanasia to end it giving them a good ending of their life. In 1870, a person named Samuel Williams proposed using morphine and anesthetics to end a patient's life. Then 35 years go by having people debate about euthanasia being a ok thing to do to people. 1906 there was an Ohio bill to legalize euthanasia but it ended up getting defeated.
There are different types of euthanasia for how people can die. The first one is the active authanasia which is killing a patient by active means. For example, injecting someone with a lethal dose of a drug to kill them. Next one would be the passive euthanasia and that is by intentionally letting a patient die by withholding life support. Like not giving them a ventilator or feeding tubes or if they are on them removing them. Another one would be if the patient wants to die and could be giving the option known as voluntary euthanasia. There are a lot more types of euthanasia that are kind of like the same thing but having different ways and techniques on how they do it. But in the end they are killing the patient so they don't suffer the pain they would if they kept on living.
They're more people discussing on euthanasia arguing if killing the patients is an ok thing to do rather then them living their life until they die on their own causes. There are also claims about how people have the own rights to what they want to do when they want to die. Then people argue of mercy killing or people that are in no chance of recovery letting them take useless treatments that won't affect them. One big one is about killing vs letting them die and how it ends up being the same ending with the patient dead. Everyone's morality is about having a person die from natural causes is not as bad as compared to actually physically ending someones life especially an innocent person.
Questions:
What do you think about Euthanasia?
Do you believe it is ok?
What type of Euthanasia would you go for?
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I think that it has both pros and cons, I think this because if I would think that instead of suffering and you are not gonna make it, then take the pill so you have no more suffering, but I could also see how others think that it is being used in the wrong way
I agree with what you said. I also think it can go both ways. A lot of people think that it is benifical because they think Euthanasi is better then suffering. But it can also be nonbenifical because the family should be the one to make the desicion.
What do you think about Euthanasia? I don't think that Euthanasia is a good thing. Even though they say it is mercy killing, I don't think that we should be killing anyone. Doctors and medicine are supposed to help people, I think it is wrong to be using medicine to kill people.
I can see where you are coming from and how people might think it is giving them mercy but they are killing the person that is asking for it.
I can agree to a certain point with you but if a person is suffering and has been suffering for a long time and just knows that there is nothing to do and she is just going to keep suffering, then euthanasia can be a good option for that person because she will pass away peacefully..
I think Euthanasia is important. I don't think that someone that will never have a chance to actually move and what not should be able to have the plugged pulled on them. Also, the family or people close to that patient should get a say on it. Euthanasia is beneficial to end the suffering of people who are already barely living as it is. If i had to be euthanized, I'd rather have the plug pulled than a drug overdose.
I do believe that the family members should have a say on this because it is their own family member that is dying and should be their choice.
2.) I think it is ok if you are already dying, or if you have a choice to live, but if you live, you will be in pain or can't do something for the rest of your life. But if you are not in any pain, but instead, depressed, I don't think this should be a solution and you should find help, to help your mentality.
It is ok if because there is a sense that it helps someone who is suffering from a disease in much pain. Not choosing to take it is saying that you're going to live a life with pain or some other sort of disability for your life. And yes, if you are depressed it is not a solution but rather it is a sign to change your mentality and seek help.
I think that that euthanasia can be a postive thing in certain scienerios. Because when a person is suffering and is in pain and there is nothing to do that could save them. Then euthanasia could be the best option so then they can pass peacefully.
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