Should Euthanasia Be Legalized In The United States?

Euthanasia is described as the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease, or someone in an irreversible coma. Euthanasia is considered illegal in some countries, but in the United States Euthanasia is legal in most states. Euthanasia is often confused with Physician Aid in dying or PAD but the difference between the two comes down to who performs the act in Euthanasia a doctor administers the medicine, but in physician aid in dying is when a person gives themselves the medicine in order to die along with the help or supervision of a doctor. So should Euthanasia be legalized in all states? The answer to this question depends on your opinion about Euthanasia. Although some people believe that Euthanasia is …show more content…
And it is also an important issue among various religions like Catholic, Orthodox, Islam and Christianity. Should Euthanasia be legalized? If you say no then imagine if you or a family member were suffering from an illness that could not be cured or imagine if you or that family member had terminal cancer and that you would suffer in pain until your death. If you are in this situation you would probably consider two options, one option being suffering in pain and the other option would be to wish that you are painlessly relieved of your pain and seek the choice of Euthanasia. When talking about Euthanasia you should consider the quality of life being not how long you live, but considering the kind of life you lived. What this topic really comes down to is would you rather live in pain waiting to die or would you rather your death be peaceful and painless with little damage to your body. But Euthanasia is still a controversial topic in the United States. Many people in the United States still oppose Euthanasia for many …show more content…
This excerpt means that the doctor must remember to have sympathy and understanding and that even though some people in society may not agree with all medical methods they must continue to treat every patient with the care they wish to receive and that doing what the patient wants outweighs treatment. So using this in my argument if a patient is terminally ill and wishes to be Euthanized instead of continuing treatment, then the doctor must fulfill this duty if the patient qualifies and really wants to have this done. Even if the patients' family disagrees with this choice the doctor must fulfill his obligation to his or her patient. And by doing this for the patient shows that he or she is treating this situation with full understanding for his or her patient because at the end of the day the patient is the doctor's main