Euthanasia is one of the biggest and endless controversies of legal ethics, health care and religion of this decade, since the society is still intolerant about these issues regardless of the advantages that this act may bring. Yet, according to Lewis and Black (2013), “[c]ountries like Netherland, Belgium and Switzerland practice euthanasia but strictly follows a criterion that applies to an individual’s request for assisted dying” (p. 865). Legalization of euthanasia does not mean that it applies to everybody that wishes to undergo this procedure. It becomes a last option of people that are terminally ill. Euthanasia should be legalized because it gives dignity to the dying person, ends the physical, and emotional suffering of the family
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The most important of these resources is monetary funds. Which might be an insensitive reason for euthanasia but needs to be discussed, because resources are considered a human need. In the case of medical field, mostly, the government is funding health care so these funds must be used in an efficient manner. Meanwhile, once a patient is diagnosed with a terminal disease, meaning it is already at the end stage, treating the disease is impossible. When the disease progresses, and the use of mechanical ventilators and other life-sustaining equipment is needed, funds will be given to the terminally ill people instead of using these resources to make or save other people’s life that has chance of getting better. According to an editorial article written by Dr. Arshad Taqi (2012), “Approximately 25% of healthcare money is spent providing care for the last year of life; 20% of the patients die in critical care units in US. Major share of this money is spent on gaining a few extra days or months of life instead of making the last days comfortable” (p. 228). Practicality speaking, that 25% of the health care money can be used in other efficient way that can help the majority like improving the health care system or can even cure
The most important of these resources is monetary funds. Which might be an insensitive reason for euthanasia but needs to be discussed, because resources are considered a human need. In the case of medical field, mostly, the government is funding health care so these funds must be used in an efficient manner. Meanwhile, once a patient is diagnosed with a terminal disease, meaning it is already at the end stage, treating the disease is impossible. When the disease progresses, and the use of mechanical ventilators and other life-sustaining equipment is needed, funds will be given to the terminally ill people instead of using these resources to make or save other people’s life that has chance of getting better. According to an editorial article written by Dr. Arshad Taqi (2012), “Approximately 25% of healthcare money is spent providing care for the last year of life; 20% of the patients die in critical care units in US. Major share of this money is spent on gaining a few extra days or months of life instead of making the last days comfortable” (p. 228). Practicality speaking, that 25% of the health care money can be used in other efficient way that can help the majority like improving the health care system or can even cure