For and against euthanasia


	For and against euthanasia
	Advantages People have right to decide when they die More compassionate than allowing someone to die slowly and suffer. Not all pain can be controlled so euthanasia is humane Death easier to face if we know it will be painless and dignified Suffering of relatives is lessened	Disadvantages unnecessary in view of advances in palliative care Hospices give skilled care- allowed to die with dignity Impossible to know if Euthanasia is what someone really wants last weeks of someone's life are helpful for relatives and friends to understand Possibility of unscrupulous relatives putting pressure on patient to request euthansia relationship of trust between doctor and patient threatened Implies life is disposable. concerns about voluntary to involuntary euthanasia differences it’s possible for a mistaken diagnosis
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unnecessary in view of advances in palliative care
Hospices give skilled care- allowed to die with dignity
Impossible to know if Euthanasia is what someone really wants
last weeks of someone's life are helpful for relatives and friends to understand
Possibility of unscrupulous relatives putting pressure on patient to request euthansia
relationship of trust between doctor and patient threatened
Implies life is disposable.
concerns about voluntary to involuntary euthanasia differences
it’s possible for a mistaken diagnosis

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