Essay On Euthanasia In Canada

Canada and Euthanasia

Euthanasia should be legalized in Canada. Euthanasia is the practice of ending the life of someone who is in a great deal of pain and suffering. Euthanasia should be legalized because there are many ways that Euthanasia can be performed in humane ways. It should also be legalized because people should be allowed to decide whether or not they want to be relieved of their agony. And the Netherlands have already legalized euthanasia making them a good example to follow. Last of all is that many of the common objections to the legalization of euthanasia in Canada are wrong. Due to these reasons, Euthanasia in Canada should be legalized.

First of all, there are two types of Euthanasia: active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. …show more content…
Richmond). These Objections can be argued. The first objection is wrong due to the fact that euthanasia could be made voluntary for doctors, it would not be necessarily forced upon the patient 's doctor, which would remove any conflicts of interest for medical practitioners. The second objection is wrong because even though doctors are meant to heal people and not hurt them, euthanasia would heal people of their sickness and end their pain, this means that there should be no problem with the ethos of the health system. And the last objection is wrong because there are many different humane ways for a person to die through euthanasia, euthanasia does not always mean a ' 'bad death ' ', and can be performed in various different ways, which would be the patient 's discretion. Although there are objections to the legalization of euthanasia in Canada, those objections are