Why Is Voluntary Euthanasia Wrong

What makes the patient lose the will to live in the endless suffering, for both the patient and the patient's family. Endless pain from illness or treatment brings suffering to the patient, which is also one of the reasons that voluntary euthanasia is morally different than murder. The murderer might kill a man, who has a good paying job, get married and has two children and his wife living together in a big house. The murderer doesn't only take away the man's life but also takes away the pillar of the family, the father of two children and the husband of a woman. However, voluntary euthanasia might be the way to stop the patient and the patient’s family from being distressing. Ordinary people really have no way to feel the pain that a hopeless patient feels. We don’t know how it feels when your body gets surgery for more than once; we have never experienced there is a “time bomb” inside of the body and the “bomb” is going to explode anytime; we don't understand how desperate for a person give up being alive. Suffering really knocks a person down not only physically but also mentally. We, people, are unable to empathize with not even 1% of the pain the patient has. Therefore, the society and people can’t judge if voluntary euthanasia is morally right or wrong. …show more content…
Only voluntary euthanasia is morally different than murder or suicide because of the value of autonomy. Also, choosing to have voluntary euthanasia needs courage, so patients who seek for euthanasia, are not afraid of death; however, endless suffering and pain are more terrifying than death. Therefore, we can't use morality to judge euthanasia based on its action or its purpose. Only patients and doctors are qualified to determine whether to carry out