Argumentative Paper: Legalizing Euthanasia -- Assisted Suicide

Most multitude do not like to talk or even think about death overmuch less the consequence of ending unrivalleds own life. However, for some, death is a desired alternative to living in agony. Euthanasia has been a topic of debate since antiquity, and both sides stand firm on their beliefs. The right to choose death is illegal in most countries. I believe in peoples freedom to do what they please with their own bodies. The basic right of liberty is what America was founded on. Euthanasia should be a legal option. Its weighty to start by understanding the different types of euthanasia. Allowing someone to die is, Forgoing or withdrawing medical treatment that offers no hope of benefit to the total public assistance of the patient, or that imposes burdens disproportionate to the potential benefits, allows the patient to die (Manning 2). Traditionally called passive euthanasia, allowing someone to die was redefined by and is acceptable in the Catholic Church. Active euth anasia, in like manner known as physician-assisted suicide, is when someone other than the patient ends the life of the patient upon explicit request. I view active and passive euthanasia to be one in the same with one very real difference allowing someone to die delays the inevitable and the patient is left to twist and turn for awhile longer. cocksucker Chesterfield comments, A terminally ill, mentally competent patient like me should not be forced to suffer. This is as morally unacceptable as murder (qtd. In Friedman 8). On the other hand, The phrase mercy killing refers to someones taking a direct action to terminate a patients life without the patients permission (Thiroux and Krasemann 184). Mercy killing is the form of euthanasia that must be properly monitored and consist... ...ties Toward Physician- Assisted Death An Exploratory assessment of the Vulnerability Argument, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, Summer 2005. Print.Manning M.D., Michael. Eutha nasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Killing or Caring? Mahwah Paulist Press, 1998. Print. Nordqvist, Christian. What Is Euthanasia. Medical News Today. MediLexicon International, 26 Sept. 2014. Web. 05 may 2015. .Sharma, Shweta. Euthanasia Debate Rekindled on Right to Die for the Terminally Ill. Health and Wellness Resource Center. Mel, 3 Aug. 2014. Web. 05 May 2015. Snyder, Carrie L. Euthanasia Opposing Viewpoints. Farmington Hills Bonnie Szumski, 2006. Print. Thiroux, Jacques P. and Kevin W. Krasseman. ethics Theory and Practice. Upper Saddle River Prentice Hall, 2012. Print.