Political and Moral Debate on Euthanasia
Political and Moral Debate on Euthanasia
Euthanasia is spurring a political and moral debate of unprecedented intensity in American society. Physician-assisted suicide has been an issue of court disputes for a long time; it has suddenly been the issue of debate in Congress, White House, and both political parties. The fact that such a private issue has come to be a public affair is despicable. Euthanasia is a beacon of light for some people in their private time of need. Euthanasia should be kept a private affair for people to practice without government interference.
Incurable diseases may lead to doctor-assisted suicide. Cancer, AIDS, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are just a few of the terminal illnesses that cause pain and suffering too many people in the world today. These diseases go on with out a cure and the only way to ease the patient’s pain is with medicines that sometimes have little effect. Euthanasia gleams a sign of hope for those who have none, in a desperate time of need. Additionally, Chemotherapy is one of the only medical devices that prevent cancer from spreading through out the body. After chemo a patient will experience excess vomiting, lack of movement and communication, loss of hair, and even skin tone. Patients will do this sometimes twice a month and have to go through all of these effects over and over again. It seems as though it would just be better to not have to go through this painful ordeal. The use of doctor-assisted suicide is an option that will relieve the persons suffering, indefinitely. Euthanasia may be the only alternative when afflicted persons can not even communicate to the one’s they love.
Euthanasia is a moral standard that should be kept. Mercy killing has long been apart of our history, books, and religions. To end one’s life in a fashion that shows compassion to a victim of misfortune – is a mercy killing. Doctors have done this for patients in their last moments of life, to ease the agony that death brings on the body. That is not any different than doing the exact same action at an earlier date in their prolonged suffering. Moreover, mercy killing not only benefits the afflicted patient, but the close friends and family, too. It aids in emotional and financial...