There are many good things that euthanasia can brings into the world that should be taken to consideration when deciding whether or not it should be allowed to be practiced. One thing that it would do is relieve tremendous pain and suffering of patients. There are three main concepts which keep appearing in both philosophical defense for euthanasia and popular appeal for euthanasia; they are compassion, dignity, and respect.
There are curtain rights that the government gives to its people through the constitution. John Lock would say “all men are born with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” To deny the citizens to act on their own beliefs would be going against mans pursuit of happiness. Some of these beliefs can "range from utilitarianism (the theory that life is of moral value only if it contains desirable states of consciousness or satisfaction of preferences) to Kantianism (for example, the theory that persons have rights which include the right to take their own lives) to liberalism (people are free to perform acts which are harmless or which harm no one but themselves) to contractarianism (those who have entered into social pacts for reasons of self-interest which do not include living when they no longer find life meaningful are under no obligation to prolong their lives) to nihilism (since moral standards are merely subjective, culturally determined, mythical or unfair impositions, there is no need to be influenced by moral arguments against euthanasia)" (Ramsay, Hayden). One example of this would be when elderly Eskimos have become dependent on the community they expose themselves to the cold so that they may die.
There are curtain rights that the government gives to its people through the constitution. John Lock would say “all men are born with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” To deny the citizens to act on their own beliefs would be going against mans pursuit of happiness. Some of these beliefs can "range from utilitarianism (the theory that life is of moral value only if it contains desirable states of consciousness or satisfaction of preferences) to Kantianism (for example, the theory that persons have rights which include the right to take their own lives) to liberalism (people are free to perform acts which are harmless or which harm no one but themselves) to contractarianism (those who have entered into social pacts for reasons of self-interest which do not include living when they no longer find life meaningful are under no obligation to prolong their lives) to nihilism (since moral standards are merely subjective, culturally determined, mythical or unfair impositions, there is no need to be influenced by moral arguments against euthanasia)" (Ramsay, Hayden). One example of this would be when elderly Eskimos have become dependent on the community they expose themselves to the cold so that they may die.
With euthanasia in practice, great things can come to the health care industry.When a patient is very ill and in the brinks of death they need all the medical attention from doctors and nurses, which will leave less attentiveness to the other patients around the hospital. If the patience had the choice to take their own life and actually decided to go for it then there will be more nurses and doctors putting attention on the patience that can be saved. Another great thing is that with this in action, once the patient is dead, and if they are organ donors, then their organs can be used to save the lives of other patients. There are many people out there in need of organs such as a heart transplant. If this was possible it can save the lives of hundreds. Good can come from others death, that is what some people tent to not take consideration of. With the death of the ill it can lead to health care cost decreasing and that would save estates and lower insurance premiums. It might sound a bit heartless but the fact is that with the ill gone and no longer in need for such attention from hospitals, doctors, and nurses it can lead to the possibility of reduction of health care cost which would be beneficial for everyone.
Those who oppose euthanasia say that it if legal, then it would open up the possibility of abuse from the doctors and lower the value of a human life. That isn’t necessarily true, there can be laws made with the legalization of euthanasia that can prevent abuse of the patient and still protect the value of human life. This can best be shown through the legalization of assisted suicide in the state of Oregon thought the Death with Dignity Act. The first thing that has to be done for the patient to be allowed to take consideration of assisted suicide is for the physician to determine the mental competent of the patient and also see if he or she can be diagnoses as terminally ill. For one to be considered terminally ill the person must have a disease that is incurable and cannot be treated in any way to reverse the affects and has been medically confirmed that they will die within six months. Physician must also infirm the patient of the risks of taking the deadly medication and also inform of alternatives in ways to deal with their lives such as a hospice. Once the patients request has been witnessed and documented then that is when the physician can prescribe, not inject, the medication to the patient that will lead to him or her taking their own life. This act protects those who participate like physicians and pharmacists so they will not be charged with a crime in any way.
The experiment in Oregon has shown not only can euthanasia work as assisted suicide, but also that the concern of the vulnerable population being put at risk can be avoided. It has proven that through the Dignity Act no people classified as poor, uneducated, uninsured, or disadvantaged were pressured to consider death as an option. It was shown that those with a high educational lever were more likely to undergo with assisted suicide and those who chose to die had private health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. In fact, “those with a baccalaureate degree or higher were 7.9 times more likely than those without a high school diploma to choose physician-assisted dying.”(Tucker, Kathryn) Even with the numbers of people wanting assisted suicide in the 2000 survey it shows that only 1 in 6 people request for it, but only 1 in 10 results in hastened death. One-third of those who complete the process seeking medication under the act do not go through with death. These people take comfort out of having the option of taking their own life rather than having the disease take it from them. Yet, in the end, for those who did not go through with assisted suicide it is their disease that ultimately takes their life.
Now I change the subject from medicine to distinguishing the difference between live and being alive. “Being alive is only a biological phenomenon. Animals and even plants are "alive." But living means much more. Living involves both biological and biographical aspects when sufferings darken the joy of a being to live a human life; he is entitled to the same compassion on the part of the society, which it never declines to an animal” (Diaconescu, Amelia Mihaela). For an example, let’s take to consideration a dog. When a dog is suffering, people show compassion to it and take it to a veterinarian so that it can be put down, thus ending its suffering. Yet, when a human is suffering some people do not take to consideration euthanasia. It is ludicrous to think that we live in a society where a beloved pet can end its suffering but a human being cannot end his or her suffering however that person may wish.
Those who oppose euthanasia say that it if legal, then it would open up the possibility of abuse from the doctors and lower the value of a human life. That isn’t necessarily true, there can be laws made with the legalization of euthanasia that can prevent abuse of the patient and still protect the value of human life. This can best be shown through the legalization of assisted suicide in the state of Oregon thought the Death with Dignity Act. The first thing that has to be done for the patient to be allowed to take consideration of assisted suicide is for the physician to determine the mental competent of the patient and also see if he or she can be diagnoses as terminally ill. For one to be considered terminally ill the person must have a disease that is incurable and cannot be treated in any way to reverse the affects and has been medically confirmed that they will die within six months. Physician must also infirm the patient of the risks of taking the deadly medication and also inform of alternatives in ways to deal with their lives such as a hospice. Once the patients request has been witnessed and documented then that is when the physician can prescribe, not inject, the medication to the patient that will lead to him or her taking their own life. This act protects those who participate like physicians and pharmacists so they will not be charged with a crime in any way.
The experiment in Oregon has shown not only can euthanasia work as assisted suicide, but also that the concern of the vulnerable population being put at risk can be avoided. It has proven that through the Dignity Act no people classified as poor, uneducated, uninsured, or disadvantaged were pressured to consider death as an option. It was shown that those with a high educational lever were more likely to undergo with assisted suicide and those who chose to die had private health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. In fact, “those with a baccalaureate degree or higher were 7.9 times more likely than those without a high school diploma to choose physician-assisted dying.”(Tucker, Kathryn) Even with the numbers of people wanting assisted suicide in the 2000 survey it shows that only 1 in 6 people request for it, but only 1 in 10 results in hastened death. One-third of those who complete the process seeking medication under the act do not go through with death. These people take comfort out of having the option of taking their own life rather than having the disease take it from them. Yet, in the end, for those who did not go through with assisted suicide it is their disease that ultimately takes their life.
Now I change the subject from medicine to distinguishing the difference between live and being alive. “Being alive is only a biological phenomenon. Animals and even plants are "alive." But living means much more. Living involves both biological and biographical aspects when sufferings darken the joy of a being to live a human life; he is entitled to the same compassion on the part of the society, which it never declines to an animal” (Diaconescu, Amelia Mihaela). For an example, let’s take to consideration a dog. When a dog is suffering, people show compassion to it and take it to a veterinarian so that it can be put down, thus ending its suffering. Yet, when a human is suffering some people do not take to consideration euthanasia. It is ludicrous to think that we live in a society where a beloved pet can end its suffering but a human being cannot end his or her suffering however that person may wish.