Euthanasia

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the practice of medically-assisted death. It is illegal in most countries. In most cases euthanasia is carried out because the person who dies asks for it, but there are cases called euthanasia where a person can't make such a request. A person who undergoes euthanasia is usually terminally ill, but there are other situations in which some people want euthanasia.

Euthanasia can be classified into two category;

1.Active euthanasia

"Passive euthanasia" is usually defined as withdrawing medical treatment with the deliberate intention of causing the patient's death. For example, if a patient requires kidney dialysis to survive, and the doctors disconnect the dialysis machine, the patient will presumably die fairly soon.

2. Passive euthanasia

"Active euthanasia" is taking specific steps to cause the patient's death, such as injecting the patient with poison. In practice, this is usually an overdose of pain-killers or sleeping pills.

Reason for and against Euthanasia:

FOR

• Patient is the best judge of wheather life has become intolerable.

• Allow patients to retain dignity and self-respect.

• Euthanasia is an act of mercy.

AGAINST

• Euthanasia will increase if legalized.
  
• Life is a gift from God; only God has the right to take it away.