November 12, 2015
Kyle Daniel P. Pimentel
Argumentative Essay Draft #1
Euthanasia should not be even a topic for argument to begin with because we all know That each human being in this world have their own rights. In other words, we are free with our choices, but we are also responsible for the consequences that follows. The Telegraph (2015) recently published an article about a French doctor who attempted to commit suicide after being found guilty of injecting a lethal chemical on a terminally ill patient. In other words, he regrets performing Euthanasia on his patients (para 1). The problem here was that the patient was unaware about what was going to happen and he wasn’t given the chance to choose the medication he would desire. This …show more content…
Without human dignity, we would be like slaves having no worth or value. According to Burke & Gridley (2008), legalizing euthanasia would provide the manner of ending one’s life safely without putting anyone in to risk, if the patient decides that it’s best to do so (p. 7). Therefore, euthanasia is a way for a person to express his dignity in the context of health or life. This gives the patient a feeling of contentment knowing that his life rests on his hands not on the law. “The dignity of the sick cannot be erased by illness and suffering” (Narbekovas & Meilius, 2004). However, euthanasia devalues life. Life is a gift from God and legalizing euthanasia would allow people to have control over one’s life or even others, as for doctors. We should not have the rights to decide when we should die since it is all up to God. In refute to that, not everyone has a religion or believes in God. According to Rey (2011), a survey shows that only 51% of the global population believe in God (para 1). Therefore, illegalizing euthanasia would just be favoring Christians and it would take away the freedom of the unbelievers because of their disagreed fact that God denies it. In other words, it takes away human dignity and favors the …show more content…
What is also considered to be immoral is when we take away that freedom from the patients. Despite that, Narbekovas & Meilius (2004) disagrees by mentioning that you are signifying that somebody should be nobody by committing euthanasia. He also mentioned that by committing euthanasia you are failing to see the worth and dignity of the person (para 1). Regardless of the situation, as long as the person is still breathing, that person is still alive or could still be alive. Thus, that person is still valuable. Nevertheless, euthanasia is after all on the hands of the patients. As claimed by Telfer (N.D), the good that the patient seeks is not just the mere absence of physical or mental pain but to preserve their dignity and autonomy (para 4.) In other words, the patients are also proving that they are valuable through euthanasia by showing that they have self-esteem and their
Kyle Daniel P. Pimentel
Argumentative Essay Draft #1
Euthanasia should not be even a topic for argument to begin with because we all know That each human being in this world have their own rights. In other words, we are free with our choices, but we are also responsible for the consequences that follows. The Telegraph (2015) recently published an article about a French doctor who attempted to commit suicide after being found guilty of injecting a lethal chemical on a terminally ill patient. In other words, he regrets performing Euthanasia on his patients (para 1). The problem here was that the patient was unaware about what was going to happen and he wasn’t given the chance to choose the medication he would desire. This …show more content…
Without human dignity, we would be like slaves having no worth or value. According to Burke & Gridley (2008), legalizing euthanasia would provide the manner of ending one’s life safely without putting anyone in to risk, if the patient decides that it’s best to do so (p. 7). Therefore, euthanasia is a way for a person to express his dignity in the context of health or life. This gives the patient a feeling of contentment knowing that his life rests on his hands not on the law. “The dignity of the sick cannot be erased by illness and suffering” (Narbekovas & Meilius, 2004). However, euthanasia devalues life. Life is a gift from God and legalizing euthanasia would allow people to have control over one’s life or even others, as for doctors. We should not have the rights to decide when we should die since it is all up to God. In refute to that, not everyone has a religion or believes in God. According to Rey (2011), a survey shows that only 51% of the global population believe in God (para 1). Therefore, illegalizing euthanasia would just be favoring Christians and it would take away the freedom of the unbelievers because of their disagreed fact that God denies it. In other words, it takes away human dignity and favors the …show more content…
What is also considered to be immoral is when we take away that freedom from the patients. Despite that, Narbekovas & Meilius (2004) disagrees by mentioning that you are signifying that somebody should be nobody by committing euthanasia. He also mentioned that by committing euthanasia you are failing to see the worth and dignity of the person (para 1). Regardless of the situation, as long as the person is still breathing, that person is still alive or could still be alive. Thus, that person is still valuable. Nevertheless, euthanasia is after all on the hands of the patients. As claimed by Telfer (N.D), the good that the patient seeks is not just the mere absence of physical or mental pain but to preserve their dignity and autonomy (para 4.) In other words, the patients are also proving that they are valuable through euthanasia by showing that they have self-esteem and their