Euthanasia: Moral or Immoral?

Euthanasia: Moral or Immoral?

IF ASKED, most people would perhaps want to live to a

ripe old age, and then die painlessly in their sleep.
Unfortunately, this is not the reality of life most people
experience. People, mostly, will die a long struggle with
a painful disease. Others will find that their body
weakens to such a degree, that they wish they were dead.
Those who might choose to end their suffering, by
committing suicide.

However, others might find that despite wishing to end

their life, they are physically incapable of doing so, and
as such will need the assistance of someone else to do so. It is with the latter part that the debate about
Euthanasia is primarily concerned.
Euthanasia, also known as, Physician-assisted suicide or the angel of death complex is the
deliberate advancement of a person's death for the benefit of that person and, until now, a widely
disputed argument. We are committed to the fundamental belief that the intentional killing of another
person is wrong but we have this deep sympathy for those people who are suffering, too. Now, is it
immoral to end one’s suffering? Or, is it morally upright to let that person live long
with agony together with the family suffering emotionally and financially?

POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSITION THAT EUTHANASIA IS MORAL:

1. It is an act or method of causing death painlessly so as to end suffering: advocated
by some as a way to deal with victims of incurable disease.
2. Many times we do not have enough money to pay for the needed medical care not knowing if the patient is going
to get any better. In a way, we are just wasting time and money on a situation that won’t get better. If the patient wants
euthanasia, why not do it if we cannot end the huge amount of money wasted on a treatment that won’t help.
3. It stops the person from having a bad quality of life. Having a patient suffering is not giving him a better quality
of life.
4. It allows the patient to retain their dignity.
5. It may be necessary for the fair distribution of health resources.

POSSIBLE REASONS AGAINST THE PROPOSITION THAT EUTHANASIA IS MORAL:

1. The life and will of a person are the basic things that the law promotes to protect. Let us not contradict it with
legalized killing.
2. No person shall be advised, worst, be assisted in killing himself. Life has always been sacred. It should be treated
as such.
3. It is indeed important to remember that we don’t necessarily see best when our eyes are filled with tears and,
hence, that our emotions might cloud our ability to make rational judgments
4. By becoming common place and used in medical practice along with more traditional methods of healing, society
becomes desensitized toward death to the point where life is no longer valuable.
5. There can be no mercy in killing. The prohibition of killing is an attempt to promote a solid basis for trust in the
role of caring for patients and protecting them from harm.