Euthanasia

Euthanasia may be defined as taking your own/someone’s life because it is inevitable that he/she/you will die because of some painful terminal illness. Some may see it as murder/suicide and others may see it as a way out, the best thing to do. Like abortion, it is very hard for me to take an “it is right/wrong” philosophical position, because situations vary from person to person. When presented with the question “would I take my life I had a terminal illness?…I feel as though I’m not in a position to answer such a question in the manner I think I would had I actually “had” a terminal illness. Yes, If I had a relative who was contemplating on taking his/her life because of his/her terminal illness I would try to persuade them not to; to spend the last days of their lives cherishing each moment. But on the other hand, how will they be able to do that if they’re constantly in pain? The truth is I’ve never experienced what it is like to be put in that position. Should one wait in agony, in pain to die? Yes the Bible says that it is wrong to kill, to take someone’s/your own life…and it is true that we all have to die some day; death is inevitable but I feel that before we can say whether euthanasia is good or bad; right or wrong…we must first be put in a position where it is our choice to have to make such a decision, it is then and only then can we make the “right” decision, whatever it may be.

Like most controversial views, I prefer to take a neutral stand point because I believe that an individual should have the right to choose what is best for he/she even though we may not agree with them.

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