Euthanasia refers to the intentional killing of a dependent person for their benefit and can occur through action or omission. There are differing religious and social perspectives on euthanasia. Religions like Christianity and Catholicism are mostly against it, while some support a patient's right to die. Allowing euthanasia could help end suffering but may also have economic and slippery slope concerns if not strictly regulated. Overall the document discusses the various definitions, perspectives and controversies surrounding the issue of euthanasia.

1. EuthanasiaGeneral PaperYr11 Dayeon & Wook

2. What is Euthanasia?The intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit.There are two kinds of Euthanasia:Euthanasia By ActionEuthanasia By Omission

3. Cause of EuthanasiaInsufferable painRight to commit suicidePeople should not be forced to stay alive

4. Religious ControversyChristianity & Roman Catholic: Mostly against Euthanasia Exceptions and OmissionsChristianity requires us torespect every human being.Refusing aggressive medical treatment is morally acceptable in the Catholic.Assisting suicide is morally wrong.

5. IslamTreating Euthanasia as a suicide.BuddhismTheir ideas are not unanimous, because Buddha didn’t teach about it.Most Buddhist thinkEuthanasia and suicide are wrong voluntarily.Instead there are Meditation and pain killing drugs.

6. Social Controversy Assisted Suicide: A right or a wrong?Name: Matthew Donnelly Disease: Skin Caner (conducted research on the using of x-rays)After: He lost his nose, his left hand, two fingers on his right hand, and part of his jaw. He became left blind and the pain was unrelenting. Matthew's brother Harold, killed his brotheras he couldn’t ignore his brother’s pain.

7. Assisted Suicide: A right or a wrong?Wrong!Right!All persons have a moral right to choose freely what they will do with their lives as long as they inflict no harm on others.When such people ask for assistance in exercising their right to die, their wishes should be respected. Under the law, suicide is not a crime, but assisted suicide is. Therefore, we as a society should keep laws.Doctors and nurses have to find themselves "pressured" to cooperate in a patient's suicide. For satisfy the desires of a patient wanting to die, it's unjust that others relate deeply with someone’s life.

8. Economic : ForExpensive price

9. Support Family

10. Only rich people canEconomic : AgainstFamilies’ responsibilityMoney < Human life

11. Political"slippery slope" effectlegally for only the terminally ill other people or to be done non-voluntarily

12. Political＞442Illegallegal

13. Political - For Public require ↑ Effect from other nations

14. Political - AgainstSlippery Slope effectComplexity / vague limit

15. Euthanasia Pros and ConsProsConsIt provides a way to relieve extreme painIt provides a way of relief when a person's quality of life is lowFrees up medical funds to help other peopleIt is another case of freedom of choiceOnly rich people can afford EuthanasiaEuthanasia devalues human lifePhysicians and other medical care people should not be involved in directly causing deathFamilies should hospitalize and do their best for the patientEuthanasia is a murderEuthanasia is against Hippocratic oath

16. SolutionAllow euthanasia with strict lawSecure SafeKorean Catholic hospital’s caseDo public campaign

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