English Comp. II
No person should be held against their will to go through long-time and terminal pain and suffering. By legalizing euthanasia, hundreds of thousands of terminally ill and injured people would immediately have a way to end the pain and suffering for not only themselves, but their families as well. After the initial help and being the best decision for those who are hospitalized, it may become the first go to solution, even though other options may work better. Legalization of medical euthanasia have pros and cons, the in the end good outweighed the bad.
Doctors always state that they want to do what is best for their patient and their wellbeing, but what if the best option is death? Facing an uncertain amount of time being terminally ill or in some other extremely upsetting state can be very horrific and distressing to the person who is hospitalized. All they can do is lay in bed and have the feeling of a burden overwhelm them. Family members and friends come to visit knowing that your time is limited but your pain and suffering both physically and mentally continues day in and day out. Who would truly enjoy that? Based on the medical actions that could be taken or the agony of the patient, they should have guaranteed rights to allow them to choose death over anguish. People should be allowed a choice to die with dignity instead of embarrassment.
Citizens all over the United States and the rest of the world have created legal documents where they acknowledge what is to be done after their parish, so why should we restrict it to only after their passing? Living wills can request that no life saving procedures be done on them if a traumatic event were to take place, and same should be allowed for legal euthanasia. Imagine if your mother or your child were in a vegetative state and no longer had brain activity, what is best for them; have their body and shell continue to breathe and function without the