Unbiased Views on Euthanasia
Unbiased Views on Euthanasia
There is a lot of disagreement in the world about euthanasia, and whether it is morally permissible or not. As you read through this paper, you will see opinions on euthanasia from two different points of view. There will be arguments for, and against both of them. Next, I will continue the paper by letting you know how I feel about these two points of view. At the end, I will bring you to a conclusion by letting you know exactly where I stand when it comes to people asking other people to kill them, to bring an end to their misery.
An Ethical Egoist believes that whatever act brings an individual the most net intrinsic good is the act that they are morally obligated to carry out. They feel that whatever is going to benefit their self-interest the most is the right thing to do. That is the question we are all trying to answer. When it comes to euthanasia, there isn’t just one person involved in doing an act, there are two, the one who chooses that he or she wants to die, and the one who chooses to help carry out this person’s wishes. First off, an Ethical Egoistic person who wants to die has to decide whether prolonging their life in pain or having someone else end it will bring them the most net intrinsic good. If they decide that ending their life will be better for their self, then and only then can the next step begin. The next step is to find someone who is willing to kill them. This person has to ask their self something too. They have to decide if it is in their best self-interest to end the person’s life. Will they feel guilt the rest of their life for doing it, or do they think it will make them happy to know they put this person out of their unbearable misery. Once they truly believe it will make them more happy to see this person’s misery end than to let them go on suffering, then and only then does the Ethical Egoist say that the euthanasia of that person should be carried out.
Another moral point of view we will look at is the Rule Utilitarianism’s point of view. Rule Utilitarianistic...