Euthanasia 18

DEFINATION:
Euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering. Euthanasia is categorized in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, or involuntary and active or passive. Euthanasia is usually used to refer to active euthanasia, and in this sense, euthanasia is usually considered to be criminal homicide, but voluntary, passive euthanasia is widely non-criminal.   "Euthanasia's" original meaning introduced the idea of a "rightful death" beyond that only found in natural deaths.

INTRODUCTION:
There are strong proponents on both sides of the debate for and against euthanasia. The word euthanasia comes from two Greek words, "eu" meaning good, and thanatos meaning death. Proponents of euthanasia believe it is everyone's right to die at a time of their own choosing, and in a manner of their own choosing, when faced with terminal illness rather than suffer through to the bitter end. Opponents argue that euthanasia cannot be a "private matter of self-determination and personal beliefs, because it is an act that requires two people to make it possible and a complicit society to make it acceptable"

FOR:
Euthanasia is a term still new to many of us. It is a Greek term meaning ‘good death’. It means self imposed death in a relatively painless and merciful way. Euthanasia is most often confused with another term, ‘assisted death’. The difference is, in euthanasia, the person who is dying performs the last act while in assisted death another person performs the act.

Though it is not ethical to assist or be involved in a human beings death, in some cases, taking into consideration the involved person’s quality of life, euthanasia should be legalized. It will lead to a person having an option to consult his/her medical practitioner and choosing the right time and right way to end his/her life. But at the same time laws should be in place to make sure that there are proper standards in place to avoid...