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Euthanasia
Donald Briggs
Dr. Cains
September 4, 2012
Composition 1
Euthanasia: The Ultimate Choice If you was faced with a choice for a love one that means life or death could you do it? Would you let that person who is terminally ill keep on living or would you let the doctors pull the plug? I am one hundred percent against Euthanasia for the fact it is downright murder. I’m against Euthanasia because it is assisted suicide. Euthanasia conflicts with my moral and religious beliefs. Everyone has a right to live wither that person is terminally ill or not. Euthanasia has gain a lot of controversy other the years, but in the end it is downright murder. In a book called, Euthanasia: the moral issues, (states that no matter what side you are on Euthanasia is a very difficult subject). The book main objective is to get the reader to understand both sides of Euthanasia. (A Merciful End, another book about Euthanasia, author Ian Dowbiggn combines social, medical, politics, and religion on the Euthanasia movement in America). Euthanasia is basically having the doctor pull the plug on a terminally ill patient, and not face prosecution charges. In order for a doctor to not be prosecuted, he or she has to recommend as a last resort to the patient and family. This is an assisted suicide, and is form of murder should not be happen in any shape or form. Euthanasia is illegal around the world except for Ohio and the Netherlands. A lot of families with terminally ill patients go to cities or countries that have Euthanasia legalized to have the doctors pull the plug on their patients. I understand that families don’t want to see their love ones who are terminally ill suffer, but it is best to see them go naturally. Euthanasia is a horrible choice for any terminally ill patient who wants someone to help them commit suicide. Second, I am against Euthanasia for the fact it is assisted suicide; it is a bad decision-making choice on the doctor’s part. (In the New York Times, the

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