Euthanasia

This controversial issue has been point of debate for many years and took
the world atenttion since Dr. Kevorkian was accused of assiting many
pacients in several suicides.
On the one hand, there are people that agree with euthanasia. The main
points are that tremendous pain and suffering of patients can be saved, the
right to die should be a fundamental freedom of each person and patients can
die with dignity instead of suffering.
Some people think that nurses and doctors could work on savable patients and
pain and anguish of the patient's family and friends can be lessened, and
they can say their final goodbyes, friends and family of the patient often
suffer as much or more pain as the patient himself. Vital organs can be
saved, allowing doctors to save the lives of others. We have long waiting
lists for hearts, kidneys, livers, and other organs that are necessary to
save the lives of people who can be saved. Without physician assistance,
people may commit suicide in a traumatic way.
On the other hand there are people who are completely against Euthanasia
because they think that It would violate doctors' Hippocratic oath and that
it demeans the value of human life. Many religions prohibit suicide and the
intentional killing of others. The most basic commandment is "Thou shall not
kill". There are also people that believe in miracle cures or that
recoveries can occur. It is important to say that many times doctors are
given too much power, and can be wrong or unethical.
From my point of view there are more pros that cons in this theme. The most
important is that everybody has the right to dye with dignity and it is a
personal election and it is a humanity issue to help people with terminal
illnesses.
http://www.balancedpolitics.org/assisted_suicide.htm