Argumentative Essay: The Legalization Of Human Euthanasia

I have had a time in my life where I had to watch my pet get euthanized. My dog, who was 16 years-old, was terminally ill and had no potential recovery. Due to his suffering, the best way to “put him out of his misery” was to allow him a lifetime of deep sleep. I got to thinking, can this apply to more than just dogs? Sure, maybe cats or even your little hamster, but what about a family member? Watching someone slowly die is one of the worst things to witness, and it is impossible to understand the pain that they are going through. According to New Health Guide, human euthanasia is legal in Belgium, Colombia, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, and some states in the U.S.. Human euthanasia is a medical practice that can end the pain of a terminally ill patient, the patients will use their rights in order to choose life or death. This method will be a compassionate response to someone’s suffering, and it will also shorten the grief of their family members and friends. It is a much more safer process, however, with the amount of power this practice takes, we must be made aware of how the …show more content…
As I previously discussed the three major rules on when euthanasia should be allowed, they should stand as the regulations that should be followed for euthanization. Many web pages and articles only discuss how the regulations of euthanasia are negative, but they never seem to analysis the benefits. Regulation is beneficial to euthanasia because otherwise corruption would be more likely to take place. Corrupt doctors,who are rare, may be tempted to euthanize someone because of personal reasons. Doctors could also euthanize someone because of laziness or carelessness. When there are strong regulations in euthanasia, these possibilities drop down dramatically. Especially if there are doctors who are specially certified in the euthanasia