Persuasive Essay Euthanasia

The great debate about Euthanasia (Physician assisted suicide) is whether it’s; Mercy or Murder? I hold onto the claim that it is neither. However, Euthanasia is about a choice; a choice to decide in whether you live in pain or go on your own accord. Having this freedom and liberty is why I am for Physician assisted suicide. Euthanasia comes from the Greek words, Eu (good) and Thanatosis (death) and it means "Good Death (“A General History of Euthanasia”). The action of an easy death has been applied for patients who have been suffering in pain since the early ages. In ancient Greece, suicide of the patient who was suffering extreme pain and had an incurable terminal illness was made easy (“A General History of Euthanasia”). However, Euthanasia may have been a common practice but it was only a matter of time before the first objection towards it; The Hippocratic Oath which states "I will not administer poison to anyone when asked to do so, nor suggest such a course." Today Euthanasia is one of the most passionately discussed topics. The biggest thing we lean towards now when discussing Euthanasia is choice. The freedom of choice is the
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Situation ethics is when you decide that whenever you’re in that situation you’ll know what to do but until then you don’t understand another person’s choice. I strongly feel that the reason this applies so well to Euthanasia is because you can’t even comprehend why someone would want to kill themselves over a pain you can’t even feel. Those who have not experienced it cannot fully appreciate what effect it has on quality of life (Nordqvist) . Apart from physical pain, overcoming the emotional pain of losing independence is an additional factor that only the patient comprehends fully. Also when we have a beloved pet we see in pain we put it down- so why deny that to a human in