Why is euthanasia a good thing?

Answer 1

There is a tremendous amount of debate on the issue of whether euthanasia is indeed a good thing or not, and under what circumstances would it be a good thing. If it is a good thing it would be because some people are very ill, and have painful, unpleasant lives that they would rather bring to an end.

I don't believe it is a good thing at all to kill helpless old people just because they are an inconvenience; or sick people just because they can't be cured.

There are several ways you can look at this question. Naturally the first way to look at it is from your own point of view you may feel that if life is not worthwhile to you any more as a result of let us say pain that is being suffered as a part of a terminal illness it makes sense that you should be able to say no more this is not worth putting up with any more so you get your medic or friend to help you shuffle the mortal coil so to speak. The problem with this sort of thinking however is that it is human nature to try to perfect and expand on everything. The first thing that will happen is that there will be specialists that will take care of this problem as most doctors would rather not have anything to do with this side of the patients treatment, After this it will be only a matter of time before euthanasia is allowed as a result of the patient having some time in the past alluded to their agreement to being euthanized after they had lost the ability to give express permission to have this done. With an aging population more and more people are going to prove to be a drain on the treasuries coffers, so chances are that the government is going to be behind this as it will save them a lot of money. The next line of thinking will be that at a certain time the decision to terminate will be made by a board with the aid of the patient's doctor or doctors. This can put the power of life and death in the hands of a few medics. And you may end up in situations where people are dispatched as the result of corrupt deals between beneficiaries and authorised doctors, like some of the deals that were made in the past by mental health professionals where by a person could disappear into a mental asylum while the family took over control of their assets. I know people are helped on their way and it is done quietly and because those involved feel there is no other way out and I don't particularly hold it against them. However while I agree with euthanasia I disagree with it being legalised and institutionalised. There are many more ways that this question may be looked at philosophically, ethically and in the context of religion, however without writing a book about it I would have to say in the end that I both agree and disagree with euthanasia. Like capital punishment the overall impression I have is that while it can be tempting to kill some one for the best of reasons, when it boils right down to it is always wrong.

Answer 2

The situation is not so much that euthanasia is not, the problem is that legalised euthanasia could lead to a situation that Will lead to murder. many people are being Euthanized every day with and without their knowledge, however if every person that died of a protracted illness or illnessess were to be carefully investigated we would find that a lot of them had been helped on their way. This is an unwritten situation that has been happening since time immemorial the big problem today is that we can keep a person alive way beyond their use-by date and sometimes we have to choose not to.

Answer 3

There are several ways you can look at this question. Naturally the first way to look at it is from your own point of view you may feel that if life is not worthwhile to you any more as a result of let us say pain that is being suffered as a part of a terminal illness it makes sense that you should be able to say no more this is not worth putting up with any more so you get your medic or friend to help you shuffle the mortal coil so to speak. The problem with this sort of thinking however is that it is human nature to try to perfect and expand on everything. The first thing that will happen is that there will be specialists that will take care of this problem as most doctors would rather not have anything to do with this side of the patients treatment, After this it will be only a matter of time before euthanasia is allowed as a result of the patient having some time in the past alluded to their agreement to being euthanized after they had lost the ability to give express permission to have this done. With an aging population more and more people are going to prove to be a drain on the treasuries coffers, so chances are that the government is going to be behind this as it will save them a lot of money. The next line of thinking will be that at a certain time the decision to terminate will be made by a board with the aid of the patient's doctor or doctors. This can put the power of life and death in the hands of a few medics. And you may end up in situations where people are dispatched as the result of corrupt deals between beneficiaries and authorised doctors, like some of the deals that were made in the past by mental health professionals where by a person could disappear into a mental asylum while the family took over control of their assets. I know people are helped on their way and it is done quietly and because those involved feel there is no other way out and I don't particularly hold it against them. However while I agree with euthanasia I disagree with it being legalised and institutionalised. There are many more ways that this question may be looked at philosophically, ethically and in the context of religion, however without writing a book about it I would have to say in the end that I both agree and disagree with euthanasia. Like capital punishment the overall impression I have is that while it can be tempting to kill some one for the best of reasons, when it boils right down to it is always wrong.

Answer 4

It jut depends on your beliefs, if you are in extreme pain and are at the point where your pain is so extreme that you can't stand it and you can't commit suicide yourself then nothing is wrong but if you are in state that you are able to commit suicide then everything is wrong because it could damage someones confidence/self belief etc hope this helped

Answer 5

From certain moral and religious standpoints, you are effectively killing an innocent person. Ending human life is high on the list of no-nos.

Answer 6

There is always the danger of people being killed under the guise of euthanasia. in the same way as mental institutions were used ( and still may be) to get people out of the way.

Answer 7

It is not.

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