euthanasia

 euthanasia? have you ever heard this word? do you know what is it? actually,euthanasia is the process of painlessly helping a terminally ill person to die. known also as assisted suicide or mercy killing, euthanasia is illegal for humans in the United states. generally, euthanasia is performed by lethal injection, using the same drugs as those on death row are executed.

   Types of euthanasia are classified according to two main considerations: the degree of consent on the part of the patient and the way in which the procedure is carried out. Euthanasia can be voluntary, non-voluntary or involuntary, and it can be an active or passive procedure. Many legal systems in the world treat all forms of euthanasia as criminal homicide. There are, however, some places where the legality of euthanasia depends on its type.


    Passive euthanasia is the term applied to a doctor’s actions in agreeing to withhold medical treatment from a terminally ill patient. Many times this agreement is made between the patient and the doctor while the patient is still conscious and able to make such a decision. Some individuals even have direct instructions to this effect placed in written form and witnessed by a third-party prior to becoming ill. In other cases, this decision is made by a family member.


     Active euthanasia is a form of euthanasia in which a doctor takes an active role in ensuring that a patient dies. This is typically in contrast to passive euthanasia in which a doctor merely withholds treatment in order to ensure the death of a patient. Active euthanasia is typically more controversial than passive euthanasia, and is only legal in a handful of countries or regions within certain countries


          I believe that euthanasia is morally permissible under certain circumstances. I also believe that people should be given the choice to voluntarily ask for some assistance in ending their own lives. I know that if I were dying with a terminal illness or even if I had some sort crippling disease I would at least like to have the right to choose my own fate. I do not see any arguments that prove to me that it should be wrong in a moral and legal standpoint to actively and voluntarily ask for euthanasia.