Euthanasia

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  • Created on: 09-07-17 13:38

What is it ?

Euthanasia = Ending life in a painless manor.

Legal in countries such as Netherlands, Switzerland and others.

Illegal in UK.

Dignatas in Switzerland allows patients to die in dignity.

You can opt out at any time.

They have strict rules as to who can go through with it and who cant.

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Reason for Euthanasia

Everyone should have a right to say how they die

- Dying people should be able to choose Euthanasia. Quickly and humanly ends their suffering.

- Allows people to die in dignity

- Relieves pain of family, they dont have to watch their family member die a horrible way.

- Having someone on life support could be a unnecessary use of hospital equiptment, could be given to someone else.

- Keeping someone alive artificialy is unfair.

- If person kept alive qualityoflife would be affected.

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Reasons against Euthanasia

Accepting Euthanasia means disabled lives are worthless than others

- Doctors must try and preserve life

- Pain killers allow comfort so patient can still die in dignity

- Old/sick people may feel they are a burden so opt for Euthanasia even though they donot want to.

- Pointless loss of life if patient could make full recovery

- Alternatives

such as hospices availableAccepting Euthanasia means disabled lives are worth less than others

- Doctors must try and preserve life

- Pain killers allow comfort so patient can still die in dignity

- Old/sick people may feel they are a burden so opt for Euthanasia even though they do not want to.

- Pointless loss of life if patient could makefull recovery

- Alternatives such as hospices available

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