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    Euthanasia is very controversial and in most countries illegal. Even though it is illegal there are a lot of people who think that it should be legalized. Euthanasia is when a medical professional administers medicine that will end the patient`s life. People would make the option to have this done if they were suffering or if they had someone in their life who come make the decision for them when they could not ‚ then that person would. This would put them out of their misery and they would pass

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    Dictionary of 2004 defines euthanasia as the act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from terminal illness or an incurable condition as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. But how could anyone pick a side on this topic? You either think it is all right or not right at all. The sides of this debate are equally divided‚ and both make good points that come with it. In her book‚ Euthanasia‚ Sunni Bloyd defines euthanasia as "the taking of a human

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    Justus Marsden 21.09.10 Euthanasia pros and cons Arguments for Euthanasia: • It gives a way to relieve extreme pain • It gives a way of relief when a person’s life standard • Frees up medical funds so other people can be helped Arguments against Euthanasia: • Euthanasia devalues human life • Euthanasia can become very expensive • Physicians and other medical care people should not be involved in directly causing death • You can’t just kill

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    Pro Euthanasia Most people want to live their life with dignity and die with dignity. People make important choices and decisions through out their life. Some of these decisions are very difficult and even life changing. We live in a democratic society where we are free to make these decisions. Death is an unavoidable event and happens to everyone. Death can be quick or it can make our love ones suffer miserably. Some people become very ill or have devastating physical problems they must deal with

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    Euthanasia Pro Euthanasia is refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Euthanasia is illegal in all states of the United States. Physician aid-in-dying (PAD)‚ or assisted suicide‚ is legal in the states of Washington‚ Oregon‚ and Montana. The key difference between euthanasia and PAD is who administers the lethal dose of medication. Jack Kevorkian‚ American physician who gained international attention through his assistance in the suicides of

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    controversies about the subject of Euthanasia‚ and stakeholders involve in this controversies will include: doctors‚ politicians‚ the public‚ religious organizations that dismiss or support the issue‚ the families of patients in hospice care‚ and the potential patients considering Euthanasia as a way out. Another Stakeholder‚ with a clear opposition is DREDF‚ a policy center with the sole goal to advance the laws that protect civil disability rights. The

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    1. What arguments favor active euthanasia by physicians‚ and what arguments oppose the practice? Active euthanasia occurs when a “physician directly administers the causes of death” as requested by the patient‚ in order to end the patient’s life (Weiss & Lonnquist‚ 2015). Active euthanasia is a highly debated and mostly illegal practice in the United States. Currently‚ only four states have decided to allow physician-assisted suicide or active euthanasia. Some individuals support the ideology that

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    a crime‚ therefore assisted suicide should not be a crime. Assisted suicide is also known as euthanasia. Patients who are terminally ill and want to die ask their doctors for euthanasia to make their dying process faster and less painful. Assisted suicide is a health care service that should be provided to all people in critical conditions around the world because it stops them from suffering. Euthanasia is a type of medical drug used to help patients die at ease. It can be prescribed to people‚

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    When the subject of euthanasia is brought to debate there becomes a bunch of disagreement on whether it is right or wrong. Many claim religion and state life is a gift from God Thus‚ only God can start a life‚ and only God should be allowed to end one. An individual who commits suicide is committing sin or others may believe each person has autonomy over their own life and a person whose quality of life is nonexistent should have the right to decide to commit suicide‚ and to seek assistance if necessary

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    Throughout the twentieth century‚ major scientific and medical advances have greatly enhanced the life expectancy of the average person. However‚ there are many cases where doctors can preserve life artificially. The term euthanasia has recently been employed by some scientific men in advocating the reasonableness of relieving the sufferings of those afflicted with incurable disease bye administering to the anesthetics or narcotics in sufficient doses to prove fatal. But religion‚ law‚ and medical

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