Euthanasia: People Should Have The Right To Choose

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or passive euthanasia. Many are against
active euthanasia because in this case you actually kill the person rather
than letting them die. But both methods are used for the same end which is
to end someone's life without further pain for the patient as well as for
the family. The only choice to make after this fact is established is
which of these means better carries out the end. James Rachels, a
philosophy professor, says that, "if one simply withholds treatment [in the
way of passive euthanasia], it may take the patient longer to die, and so
he may suffer more than he would if more direct action were taken and a
lethal injection given." (Rachels, p.111) This defeats the purpose of
euthanasia which is to end suffering. Therefore, in cases where euthanasia
is going to be carried out, active euthanasia is the better choice.
The problem with euthanasia then lies in defining the conditions
under which it would be carried out. Cases where depression or painful,
though ...

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