Euthanasia - Immoral Or Human Right?
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Recent debates over active euthanasia, "killing" a terminally ill
patient, in Holland, has risen the question whether euthanasia is immoral
or a simple human right. Doctors seem to have no doubt. They made an oath.
The definition of Euthanasia depends on whether it is active or
passive. Active Euthanasia i only allowed in Holland, and it means that the
doctor takes direct measures to put a patient to sleep, whereas passive
Euthanasia only involves stopping pill consumption, or stopping treatment.
In England, only passive Euthanasia is allowed.
Euthanasia touches some of the deepest feelings in human beings. It is
the power over life and death, and responsibilities no one wishes to ...
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life, he
knows that he will be 100% dependant on the ones that care for him, his
lived ones, forever. It can also be mentioned that the life quality of a
terminally ill patient, gets reduced a lot. Never being able to walk again,
never being able to talk to your children again, never being able to go
shopping, swimming, playing, driving etc. must be terrible for anyone. The
whole situation only gets worse, if the patient himself, can see that his
condition is worsening, and only time keeps his thoughts clear. A third
very important point, is pain. If people see a deer, which had been hit by
a car, and is in terrible pain, they will kill it, out of pitty. Why
shouldn't the same be allowed with humans, if pain reaches a level, where
it is unbearable? For these people, who do not have the choice of active
euthanasia, self-starvation is the only choice.
The doctors view on euthanasia, seems to be overall different. First
of all, they have taken their wove, always to assist ...
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