The document argues that euthanasia should be legalized. It defines euthanasia as ending a life prematurely to stop pain and suffering, and distinguishes between voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary euthanasia. Reasons provided for legalization include rights of the individual to decide when to die, relieving suffering, and reducing costs to healthcare systems. Safeguards like confirmation of terminal illness from two doctors and written consent are suggested to prevent abuse if euthanasia were made legal.

1. I argued that Euthanasia should
be legalized.
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2.  Euthanasia is defined as the practice of ending a life
prematurely in order to end pain and suffering.
 The process is also sometimes called Mercy Killing or
Assisted suicide.
 A person who undergoes euthanasia is usually terminally
ill. Euthanasia can be carried out either by doing
something, such as administering a lethal injection, or by
not doing something necessary to keep the person alive
(for example failing to keep their feeding tube going).

3.  Voluntary euthanasia, sometimes called ‘assisted suicide’,
is used in cases where the sufferer has made it clear that
he or she wishes to die and has requested help to bring
this about.
 Non-voluntary euthanasia occurs when a person cannot
express a wish to die but it is believed to be what they
would have wanted (patients in comas, cases of senile
dementia, or other those who cannot communicate for
other reasons).
 Involuntary euthanasia is when a patient is capable of
expressing a wish to die but does not (this equates to
murder).

4.  One of the reasons why people would opt for
euthanasia is due to the health spending
implication or financial problem suffered.
 As we all know, incurable illness need a long
treatment and expensive medicine to continue the
patient’s life. However, some of the people view it
as a practice of wasting money for making a
longer painful life.

5.  Rights: Human beings have the right to decide when and
how to die.
 Mercy: It is cruel and inhumane to refuse someone the right
to die, when they are suffering intolerable and unstoppable
pain, or distress.
 The Libertarian Argument: Euthanasia should be allowed
when it is in the best interests of all involved and does not
violate anyone's rights.

6.  Resources: Euthanasia may provide a cost-effective way
of dealing with dying people. Where health resources are
scarce, not considering euthanasia might deprive society of
the resources needed to help people with curable illnesses.
 Universality: I would like to be allowed a good death
myself, so it must allow one for everyone else who wants
one.
 Inevitability: Euthanasia happens anyway, so it's better to
have it out in the open so that it can be properly regulated
and carried out.

7.  Death is not always bad: If death is not a bad thing, then
making it come sooner isn't a bad thing.
 Morally Equivalent: This is a highly technical argument,
and it's only relevant to people who accept that passive
euthanasia is sometimes right. The argument says that
there is no real difference between passive and active
euthanasia, and so if we accept one, we should accept the
other.

8.  It reduces the spread of diseases : When a person is
sick, there a chance that a contagious agent exists within
the host. The longer the duration that the individual is kept
alive, it may increase the risk of others being affected by
the disease if the individual is not handled properly.

9. Example: Relatives spared the agony of watching their loved ones
deteriorate beyond recognition
 A person dying from cancer feels weak; exhausted and loses the will
to fight. Muscles waste away, appearance changes and the patient
starts to look older. A cancer patient becomes confused, no longer
recognizing family and friends. Motor neuron disease causes the
sufferer to lose mobility in the limbs, having difficulty with speech,
swallowing and breathing.
 Those suffering with Huntington’s Disease develop symptoms of
dementia, such as loss of rational thought and poor concentration.
Involuntary movements, difficulties with speaking and swallowing,
weight loss, depression and anxiety may also occur.
 Families of individuals suffering with such diseases see their bright,
happy relative reduced to a shadow of their former self. Their loved
one suffers a slow and painful death. Surely, it is kinder to put a
mother, father, brother or sister out of their misery and allow them to
die a peaceful death, as is their last wish.

10.  To ensure that a system maintains the highest ethical standards, numerous
safeguards will be implemented. To begin, The patient’s condition must be
either a terminal one (incurable) with no hope of recovery and death
imminent (Two doctors must overlook the case to verify the diagnosis and
prognosis) or suffering irreversible medical conditions that cause them
suffering in ways they can no longer tolerate.
 Secondly, Euthanasia can only be undertaken at the request or with the
permission of the patient (Oregon provides a good example by requiring two
written requests at least 15 days apart, an oral request and other safeguards
to ensure the capability of the patient to make such a serious decision. Also,
two doctors must verify the decision-making capability of the patient.)
 Lastly, Doctors must perform the task of providing means and administering
but only if necessary, otherwise the patient will self-administer.

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