Euthanasia can be defined as “the act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy; also : the act or practice of allowing a hopelessly sick or injured patient to die by taking less than complete medical measures to prolong life—called also mercy killing,” (merriam-webster.com). As with any debate there are those that are for legalizing the mater and those that are against it. Those are against legalizing physician-assisted suicide generally use the moral , and religious reasons, and those that are for legalizing argue separation of church and state, and argue that it should be the person choice. Physician assisted suicide for the terminally
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One argument that is used as to why euthanasia should not be legalized is religion. One example of this is the Catholic Church, where advancing the end of your life is consider a sin. It is believed that the physician should “aggressively respond to the needs of patients at the end of life. Patients should not be abandoned once it is determined that cure is impossible,” (diocesephoenix.org). They also believe that it is important to have the support of family and friends and seeking counseling if …show more content…
Even though more than half the population believes the terminally ill should have the right to end lives, however illegal almost states. “And only small number less than 5 percent) of American physicians have helped patients end their lives, (Thio 2013, 168). In the state of Organ, between 1998-2005 there were a total 71 patients ended their life with a lethal injection. However in other places like the Netherlands the number is much higher, physicians assist 4,000 patients with suicided each year. In the Netherlands a patient has to only chronically ill, be at least 12 years of age if they their parents consent and no longer bear their suffering. In the United States the patient has to 18 years old, terminally ill with maximum of six months to live, or less, (Thio 2013, p.
One argument that is used as to why euthanasia should not be legalized is religion. One example of this is the Catholic Church, where advancing the end of your life is consider a sin. It is believed that the physician should “aggressively respond to the needs of patients at the end of life. Patients should not be abandoned once it is determined that cure is impossible,” (diocesephoenix.org). They also believe that it is important to have the support of family and friends and seeking counseling if …show more content…
Even though more than half the population believes the terminally ill should have the right to end lives, however illegal almost states. “And only small number less than 5 percent) of American physicians have helped patients end their lives, (Thio 2013, 168). In the state of Organ, between 1998-2005 there were a total 71 patients ended their life with a lethal injection. However in other places like the Netherlands the number is much higher, physicians assist 4,000 patients with suicided each year. In the Netherlands a patient has to only chronically ill, be at least 12 years of age if they their parents consent and no longer bear their suffering. In the United States the patient has to 18 years old, terminally ill with maximum of six months to live, or less, (Thio 2013, p.