Euthanasia

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voluntary passive . Involuntary refers to the killing of a person in opposition to their wishes. It is basically a form of murder (Religious Tolerance, 2-3). has been accepted both legally and morally during the times of ancient societies. For example, the Romans and the Greeks both believed that “dying decently and rationally mattered immensely” (Hamel, 20). The Greeks and Romans were sympathetic to active voluntary provided that the acts were done for the right reasons, such as, to end the suffering of a terminal illness. As a result “of this moral acceptance of active voluntary under certain circumstances, Greek and Roman physicians typically did not feel that they had to prolong human life” (Hamel, 19). The Greeks and Romans believed that it was important to die a “good death”, which refers to a clear and calm psychological state of mind (Hamel, 16). Therefore, “it was the physicians role to support the patient in the dying process and to help ensure for him or her a good ...

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to benefit from the discovery of a cure for that illness, 3) suffering intolerable pain as a result of the illness 4) has an enduring and rational wish to die, and 5) unable to commit suicide without assistance, then there should be legal and medical provision to enable him/her to be allowed or assisted to die (Overberg). Ultimately, is a question of choice, empowering people to have control over their own bodies. But, the choice is only to be given to an elite group of terminally ill, dying patients. Another growing debate is the legalization of active voluntary and assisted suicide. Organizations supporting the legalization of voluntary were established in Britain in 1935 and the ...

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