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Eithanasia

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Submitted By danyn
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Life and death have always been controversial subjects, leading people to think of every single struggle they face up to pursue happiness and find out the real meaning of life. This leads people to realize that it is worth being committed to life and overcoming every obstacle of it, showing that essence of human spirit and the importance of perseverance. However, there are extreme situations in which a person is terminally ill and there is no medical treatment that can defeat this illness, so it is believed that the best choice is the act of intentionally ending his life to relieve the pain and suffering. Although euthanasia may be a solution in some cases, it really devalues human life and it still be considered as a kind of murder so euthanasia should not be allowed in any case.

Supporters of euthanasia claim that autonomy, dignity, and individuality are the highest values in people’s life and when you lose them, euthanasia seems a good choice for those whose life has been limited to pain and humiliation, as they fully depend on other people to be cared, and also depend on machines to live. There are some cases about people suffering from terminal illnesses such as AIDS or Cancer, whose pain is unbearable, the medical treatments are useless and their life expectancy is rather poor so do not they deserve the right of having a death full of dignity? Even when this is about ending with a human life, it is an honorable way of ending the life of a person and to end with its suffering. However, according to religious people life has an intrinsic value, as man is created in the image of God and therefore human life has an intrinsic dignity, sanctity and is inviolable. God is the only one who gives life and takes it out. . Human beings are in no position to behave as God and end someone's life. There are many miracles about people, who have terminal diseases, but

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