Euthanasia

Living in agony or dying with dignity? Decisions are made ​​every day, while some are minor others can be a matter of life or death. To think of those suffering with quadriplegia, cancer, terminalillnesses or people who are currently in vegetative states, can be disheartening. It is human nature to feel compassion and most people would not want to see others suffer from intolerable physicalpain, often caused by these illnesses. In cases of vegetative states, where patients are awake but not fully aware of their surroundings, family members sometimes decide to keep their loved ones connectedto an oxygen machine and assist them with feeding. However, this only prolongs the patient’s silent suffering and robs them of their right to choose not to continue living. In reality, most peoplewould like to have a dignified death with as little suffering or physical pain as possible. Based on this principle,
it is just that patients suffering more from being kept alive, have a right toeuthanasia.

According to the Medilexicon dictionary Euthanasia is defined as 1. A quiet, painless death. 2. The intentional putting to death of a person with an incurable orpainful disease intended as an act of mercy. Euthanasia can be divided in active and passive. Active euthanasia means that someone other than the patient commits an action with the intent to end thepatient's life, for example injecting a patient with a lethal dose.
Passive euthanasia occurs when the patient dies because the medical professionals either don't do something necessary to keep thepatient alive, or when they stop doing something that is keeping the patient alive.
switch off life-support machines
disconnect a feeding tube don't carry out a life-extending operation don't givelife-extending drugs.


I agree that euthanasia should be granted to people who suffer from terminal illnesses and whose medical prognosis is at most six months. Those who are living after receiving...