Question

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Many families struggle to make decisions about the best living situation for their aging parent. Most seniors, if given the choice, would choose to remain in their own home for as long as possible, and most families want to respect that choice. What is it that makes staying home possible? This is very subjective and varies in each situation. Many family members or caregivers have a threshold - an event in which they know that living at home is no longer an option, yet others are absolute in their commitment to keep their loved one at home no matter the circumstances. There are many options, some of which people don't always think about:

Proponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) contend that terminally ill people should have the right to end their suffering with a quick, dignified, and compassionate death. They argue that the right to die is protected by the same constitutional safeguards that guarantee such rights as marriage, procreation, and the refusal or termination of life-saving medical treatment.

Opponents of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide contend that doctors have a moral responsibility to keep their patients alive as reflected by the Hippocratic Oath. They argue there may be a "slippery slope" from euthanasia to murder, and that legalizing euthanasia will unfairly target the poor and disabled and create incentives for insurance companies to terminate lives in order to save money.

Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?

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Answer 1

Euthanasia is the term used to intentionally taking the life of an individual who is terminally ill and cannot be revived. Sometimes, when your loved one is terminally ill and you cannot see the pain they are suffering with, you rather wish they die than live a life which is living hell. Other times Euthanasia is provided to individuals who are in coma and are living on a life support system. If the life support system is voluntarily taken off by the family of the patient, is a form of euthanasia. There are two kinds of euthanasia; active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. Active euthanasia is when an individual is given an over dose of a particular drug to deliberately kill them, whereas, passive euthanasia is when the patient is let to die on their own. Physicians have occasionally engaged in passive euthanasia without even consulting with families to simply make money. Hospitals and doctors just want to earn money, thus, they would indulge in passive euthanasia. It should always be the patient's and the families’ decision. Never should it be the physicians’ decision. The family should opt for the kind of euthanasia they would like to perform on their loved one. In my opinion, active euthanasia is absolutely unethical and must not be legalized. However, if the patient wishes or the family, then it is acceptable. I would want active euthanasia if I were terminally ill. Not only I would be suffering but my loved ones would be suffering emotionally and financially as well. I would rather die in peace and have both the family and me at rest.

Passive euthanasia is a personal choice as well. If killing a person may not seem right then a person must let to be die. Either ways the family or the patient must decide and not the physician or government.