Let’s talk about a patient who lives in Canada and was suffering from the cancer. She was in last stage of cancer. Her condition got worse and she wanted to have a peaceful death. She requested for the doctors to provide her assistance in ending her life, that is, to perform euthanasia. However, as it is illegal in Canada, they refused to do so. After that, she went to California to undergo a legal assisted suicide. Euthanasia is also known as Mercy killing and Physician Assisted Suicide. Euthanasia is carried out by physician on the patient’s request if he suffers from terminal illness and there is no chances of his/her recovery. In some countries like Netherland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and five U.S states (Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Montana and New Mexico) euthanasia is legal.
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Moreover, legalizing euthanasia will provide opportunity to terminally ill patient to end their life by their own choice which could end their suffering. Euthanasia Should be Legal Option Throughout …show more content…
“In a 2005 study in Netherlands showed that 0.4% euthanasia was performed without the patient’s consent. By this time this study was done euthanasia had been legalized in Netherlands. Another study which was done in 1991 before the legalization of euthanasia showed that 0.8% of euthanasia was done without the consent of the patient.” (M., 2013) This shows that the legalization of euthanasia had a reverse of the expected effect and cut the unacceptable practice of no consent in half.” First of all, legalizing euthanasia will actually decrease the practice of euthanasia which is carried out without patient’s permission and consent. Secondly, the doctors will work within regulated
Moreover, legalizing euthanasia will provide opportunity to terminally ill patient to end their life by their own choice which could end their suffering. Euthanasia Should be Legal Option Throughout …show more content…
“In a 2005 study in Netherlands showed that 0.4% euthanasia was performed without the patient’s consent. By this time this study was done euthanasia had been legalized in Netherlands. Another study which was done in 1991 before the legalization of euthanasia showed that 0.8% of euthanasia was done without the consent of the patient.” (M., 2013) This shows that the legalization of euthanasia had a reverse of the expected effect and cut the unacceptable practice of no consent in half.” First of all, legalizing euthanasia will actually decrease the practice of euthanasia which is carried out without patient’s permission and consent. Secondly, the doctors will work within regulated