Euthanasia is the purposeful taking of life to relieve suffering (Rathus, 2015). There are two main views on euthanasia, mercy killing or murder. The thought that someone would view this as murder is absurd to me. If someone you love is suffering from a terminal illness and doesn’t want to suffer anymore, why wouldn’t you want them to be at peace? There are only 5 states in the U.S. that allow euthanasia, but what most people don’t know is that you must meet certain criteria to receive the aid.
The five states that allow euthanasia are California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Like I was saying earlier people don’t release there are certain criteria that need to be meet to receive euthanasia. All five states require residency, …show more content…
My husband and I have had this conversation already. If one of us is diagnosed with a terminal illness and we meet the criteria we both agreed, we would die with dignity. Most people see this as a selfish act, but it’s not. Why would you want to remember one of your loved ones in this kind of a state? I know I wouldn’t want our future children and even grandchildren to see us like that. I wouldn’t want them to remember their mother or father, grandma or grandfather, suffering and becoming unrecognizable. That’s what happened with my grandfather and my husband’s grandmother. It was terrible to see them both go through so much hurt, pain and …show more content…
Making that kind of a decision has got to be one of the toughest things she’s ever done. She is a hero. Brittany is spending the rest of her time here by traveling and being surrounded by her loved ones. That’s the life I want before I die. I would spend my last days here doing everything that I dreamt of doing. I would travel anywhere and everywhere and surround myself with the people that I cared about the most. My days would be full of meaning instead of worrying about everything. Brittany Maynard said that she lives life the way she wants to and that she sets little goals every day and takes one day at a time. That’s exactly what I would do. Don’t sweat the small stuff and enjoy your time with you loved ones. People need to really open their eyes to see that euthanasia isn’t a bad thing, but it’s a great thing! Allowing someone who is going to be taken by a terminal illness to have some form of dignity isn’t wrong. I wouldn’t want to see my family members suffer if they didn’t want to. I’d want them to be happy and make the most out of their last days here on Earth. Five states down, forty-five more to
The five states that allow euthanasia are California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Like I was saying earlier people don’t release there are certain criteria that need to be meet to receive euthanasia. All five states require residency, …show more content…
My husband and I have had this conversation already. If one of us is diagnosed with a terminal illness and we meet the criteria we both agreed, we would die with dignity. Most people see this as a selfish act, but it’s not. Why would you want to remember one of your loved ones in this kind of a state? I know I wouldn’t want our future children and even grandchildren to see us like that. I wouldn’t want them to remember their mother or father, grandma or grandfather, suffering and becoming unrecognizable. That’s what happened with my grandfather and my husband’s grandmother. It was terrible to see them both go through so much hurt, pain and …show more content…
Making that kind of a decision has got to be one of the toughest things she’s ever done. She is a hero. Brittany is spending the rest of her time here by traveling and being surrounded by her loved ones. That’s the life I want before I die. I would spend my last days here doing everything that I dreamt of doing. I would travel anywhere and everywhere and surround myself with the people that I cared about the most. My days would be full of meaning instead of worrying about everything. Brittany Maynard said that she lives life the way she wants to and that she sets little goals every day and takes one day at a time. That’s exactly what I would do. Don’t sweat the small stuff and enjoy your time with you loved ones. People need to really open their eyes to see that euthanasia isn’t a bad thing, but it’s a great thing! Allowing someone who is going to be taken by a terminal illness to have some form of dignity isn’t wrong. I wouldn’t want to see my family members suffer if they didn’t want to. I’d want them to be happy and make the most out of their last days here on Earth. Five states down, forty-five more to