Reasons for euthanasia

Answer 1

Euthanasia is from the greek words Eu (good) and Thanos (death). The name says it all - Euthanasia means good death.

I personally believe in voluntary euthanasia. Surely a person has the right to decide to die with dignity than to linger, perhaps for years, a burden on their loved ones and in indescribably pain? But this needn't be a debate.

Euthanasia of pets is a fairly common decision when a terminally ill or injured pet cannot be saved by veterinary intervention and is suffering. Euthanasia of humans, by choice of that person, is a far more controversial topic. Many people believe that they have the right to end their lives at peace and with dignity, whenever they choose.

Others (right to life groups) claim that euthanasia is wrong. Most of these groups are religious and claim that God bestows life and only God has the right to take it away.

If you want more information, type 'voluntary euthanasia' into Google. There are a lot of sites both for and against it and I won't try to dictate which point of view you should take. Have a look and decide for yourself.

Correction (With due respect to the above)While there are groups opposing euthanasia, right to life groups specifically oppose abortion, not euthanasia. Also, it is mainly advocacy groups and wealthy individuals, not common people like you and me, who contribute to assisted suicide advocacy organizations.

For example: During the campaign to legalize assisted suicide in Washington in 2008, of the $4.9 million received by "Yes on I-1000" (Washington's assisted suicide law), $3.2 million was donated by assisted suicide advocacy groups across the country, Booth Garner, and his family and supporters alone! (I'll add a link to that website). Also, according to the same website, that single campaign received hundreds of thousands of dollars from foreign interests

Also, while it is true that many people base their opposition to euthanasia in religious grounds, the major cause is fear that, like abortion, it would slide down the slippery slope into killing "useless" patients without their permission, and also in pointing out the leaps and bounds we have made in pain alleviation in the past 10 years.

I'll explain my statement about abortion here... (It doesn't matter if you are for it or against it, just please examine the difference between then and now) Before Roe vs Wade, advocacy groups and prominent individuals were clamoring for it to be legalized in order to "Make it Safe!" for those few who would choose it. In 2005, however, that "few" had exploded into 1.2 MILLION abortions, just for that year. Now there are even people coming out, stating they believe it's irresponsible for a teenage girl to keep her baby.

I'll leave the decision up to you as well... But do you really want to end up being told keeping Grandma is irresponsible? The government can't even stay within a budget. How can we expect them to protect the elderly?

Answer 2

If you have a bad illness, one that causes suffering, and or lasts for a long time. Also, some places allow it for depression.

It is the most humane way to end the pain and suffering from a terminal illness.

Answer 3

Euthanasia involves assisted suicide. Whil many good arguments can be made for the process, such as terminal illness causing unbearable pain or braindeath leaving someone in a irreversible comatose condition, there is always the moral and possibly ethical fact that you are still ending a human life.

Answer 4

Ostensibly Euthanasia's is carried out to put to an end the life of a person that no longer wishes to live. it usually refers to instances where the person to be Euthanized is in great pain and has left instructions that in the event of their reaching a certain point in their illness they be treated in a way that will lead to their death, putting an end to what they see as a pointless existence.

Answer 5

Some reasons are: people are in a lot of pain and just want to die

Answer 6

Assisted suicide is preferable to jumping in front of trains and so on. A painless death is difficult to achieve. People who wish to die are often not in a mood to organize the event.