Legalizing Euthanasia In The United States

Euthanasia is defined as a gentle and easy death, in the greek language. In today's society it is defined as the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Others might simply define euthanasia as “mercy killing”. There are a multifarious ways to define euthanasia, based on a person's perspective. In most cases, they usually go through this process by giving an individual some sort of chemical that will kill them, but in the least painful way possible, which is one of the reasons euthanasia should be legal in all states in the United States.

People should have the right to choose whether or not they want to die if they are suffering from an incurable disease or illness. With this Amendment we would be able to afford people that right as well as end their suffering. If …show more content…
So in other words others feel like we are, in away just taking away human life, when it’s something that is just too valuable to take way. That view on euthanasia, in most cases, derives from religious beliefs. Then there are others who argue that euthanasia is just another method of murder. Although euthanasia can only be considered murder if the person is euthanized involuntary or nonvoluntary. This are two of the three ways of being euthanized, with the other being voluntary. Voluntary means that the person consented to being euthanized. While non voluntary and involuntary euthanasia is performed when that person can’t give the consent themselves or someone else makes the decision for them. Murder is defined as the killing of one human being by another, which is why people consider involuntary and nonvoluntary euthanasia as murder. That’s one of the reasons doctors have a problem with Euthanasia, which is because they have sworn an oath to not participate in the killing of a person on purpose. Around the world this is can be a risky