|
Essay Galaxy - Euthanasia
Euthanasia
Euthanasia, is one of the most controversial issues of our time. This
diver se issue raises many questions such as: how should decisions be made,
and by whom? What should be determined as a matter of law and what left a
matter of discretion and judgment? Should those who want to die, or who
are in a "persistent vegetative state" be allowed to die voluntarily? Who
should decide: the patient, the physician, the courts, or the families?
The pro-euthanasia arguments turn on the individual case of the patient in
pain, suffering at the center of an intolerable existence. When life
becomes nbearable, quick death can be the answer. If living persons become
so ill that they cannot tolerate the pain they have a "right to die" to an
escape from torment. So long as the right to die means not pro....
|
