Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the intentional act of ending someone's life for lack of any better alternative to alleviate the suffering caused by a terminal illness. Physician assisted suicide (PAS) occurs when a doctor helps a patient commit suicide through nonviolent means. This usually involves lethal injection or taking some other painless drug. Regardless of the reasoning behind euthanasia or PAS, opponents still believe it is the equivalent of murder.

The ethical debate continues to swirl around the question of whether killing is acceptable when the goal is to stop pain and suffering. In the majority of countries, the law is clear-cut; putting a patient out of their misery, even if it is at the patient's request, is still considered homicide. As a result, euthanasia is against the law in every nation around the world besides the Netherlands and Belgium. PAS is legal in the Netherlands and in the state of Oregon. In Switzerland, assisted suicide is permissible by law, and it doesn't even require supervision by a physician.

If euthanasia was legalized worldwide, there would be numerous cases of patients dying who had not asked to be killed. Studies on the effects of euthanasia in the Netherlands have proven that legalization makes it difficult to control. The various ailments and complaints from people looking to be euthanized have expanded beyond terminal diseases to include:

Old age.
Paralysis.
Emotional distress.
Physical and mental disability.

Even children and infants who do not understand the concept of euthanasia may even be relieved of life-long suffering resulting from a birth defect. Investigations have shown that a minimum of 1,000 patients in the Netherlands, including children and newborns, are put to rest via euthanasia without their permission and/or against their will.

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