Argumentative Essay Against Euthanasia

Introduction
Euthanasia can be defined as the assisted suicide of a person who suffers from a terminal illness. This act is seen as immoral and is unlawful in South Africa. Various kinds of euthanasia exist and many laws regulating euthanasia are different throughout the world as it is legal in some countries around the world such as in the Netherlands were doctors are allowed to terminate a terminally ill patients life by the own will of the patient . Many churches are against euthanasia in South Africa, however, there are few such as Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Tutu who is of the opinion that euthanasia should be a legal option for such people suffering from terminal illnesses which are incurable. In my argumentative essay I am of the opinion that euthanasia should not be made a legal option for persons suffering from terminal incurable diseases and will state my various reasons as to my opinion supporting it with relevant authority.
Euthanasia
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentional ending a person’s life for purposes of or to relieve pain and suffering from a person suffering from a terminal illness. There are various types of euthanasia such as; passive and active …show more content…
The elements of murder are said to be; the unlawful killing of a human by another human with malice aforethought. What this means is that it is an intentional act by another human being to kill another with the direct intention of killing that human being. The act prohibits assisted suicide as the assistance is directly proportional to the elements prescribed by law. An act of killing another would not amount to murder only if one or more of these elements are not present such as acts of self defence where the act was not done