What Would You Do If You Were Dying From An Incurable Disease, And You Knew That

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Term Paper Title	What Would You Do If You Were Dying From An Incurable Disease, And You Knew That
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     What would you do if you were dying from an incurable disease, and you knew that you were going to suffer? Would you choose to go through all of the pain and suffering or would you look at other options, such as Euthanasia? Also known as Doctor Assisted-Suicide. People choose the way that they live, so they should be able to choose the way that they die. Why should someone else have the authority to force people to live in suffering or indignity if they don't want to? Some believe that Euthanasia should be outlawed because it is an invalid form of death. However, others think that Euthanasia should be practiced. When people are suffering they have the right to make their own decisions. Euthanasia will eliminate the suffering of a person who's dying, and decrease the trauma of family members and loved ones.

     The word Euthanasia means a "good death,"  "beneficial death" or a "dignified death."-Neal Bernards, page 153. However many who think Euthanasia is inhumane turn to vicious name- calling about the doctors, such as cruel, heartless and barbaric murderers. Euthanasia is the practice of painlessly ending the lives of people who have uncurable, painful or distressing disease or handicaps. Euthanasia may occur when permanently ill patients ask a doctor, friend or family member to put them to death.  There are many different kinds of Euthanasia such as Passive Euthanasia, Voluntary Euthanasia, and Active Voluntary Euthanasia.

     Most people don't want to die. They aren't suicidal. They just want to know that they will have a good life right up to their last breath. Many people choose Euthanasia because they want to escape unnecessary suffering, and the main reason is because they are afraid that they will loose their dignity. If people can't find a doctor that will break the law they will stoop to a lower level to end their suffering.
Such as taking high doses of drugs or suffocation by a plastic bag. Rational Suicide. Ten percent or 1 in 5 physicians admitted that they have deliberately taken action to cause a patients death according to a survey conducted by the American Society of International Medicine- Gary E. McCuen Page: 143. That means that almost 90% of all terminally ill patients are committing suicide. That is why Euthanasia should be legal. There will be less pain and suffering for the ill patients and their families. Also less trauma of knowing that their loved one committed suicide because they found no other way out.

     When a person is going ...

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