Euthanasia

Euthanasia Euthanasia is morally right under all circumstances. If someone is terminally ill or does not wish to be cured, then the taking of their life by request is acceptable. Euthanasia is a Greek word meaning “a good death”, but unfortunately, in recent times, the term euthanasia has come to mean murder. It is not murder, it is not cruelty. Currently, certain practices of euthanasia are against the law in nearly all of this country and many other around the world. This is unreasonable because euthanasia is by nature good, it is intended to help people and to relieve their suffering or pain, it is an act of mercy. The term euthanasia is fairly broad in scope, which is why it has been divided into “allowing someone to die”, “mercy killing”, and “mercy death” (Thiroux, 214). The practices of “allowing someone to die”, “mercy killing”, and “mercy death” (all forms of euthanasia) are acceptable and good in cases where either the party involved has requested such services or evidence has been presented to support the belief that the party involved would request such services if able. While most people may approve of “allowing someone to die” or “mercy death” in death, mercy, die, life, someone, euthanasia, people, patient, killing, own, brain, allowing, murder, man, just, involved, treatment, person, pain, one, help, even, doctors, doctor, been, against, time, should, same, patients, end, case, argument, about, suicide, request, might, keep, good, family, ever, dead, cases, arguments, years, wish, upon, suffering, state, religious