Euthanasia And The Robert Latimer Case

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suicidal over the
matter, they have seen the true pain and misery that some severely disabled
individuals are forced to deal with every day of their lives. Still, many agree
with myself on the point that a human life is just that, a human life; and that
everyone alive has the right to live, no matter whether or not it is under
tougher circumstances than another person. Nobody has the right to take the life
of another person, and technically, the law states that nobody has the right to
take their own life as well.

A severely disabled person may have to deal with much pain in their lives, but
they are entitled to the right of simply enjoying being alive, and denying them
that right would be an infringement upon their freedom. Latimer should have
taken the law into deeper consideration before taking his daughters life. He may
have seen the suffering that she went through, but it is evident that he had
some sort of strange love for his daughter. Indeed, he did want ‘what was best'
for ...

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