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​** EUTHANASIA: ** // __"Types of Euthanasia." www.pregnatpause.org. 2001. pregnatpause, Web. 6 Dec 2009__ // 1. Passive Euthanasia- is withdrawing maedical treatment with the deliberate intention of causing the patients death. 2. Active Euthanasia- is taking specific steps to the cause of the patients death. 3. Voluntary Euthanasia- is when the patient requests that action to end his/her life with the knowledge that this will lead to his/her death. 4. Involuntary Euthanasia - is when a persons life is ended without his/her knowledge and consent. //__Lee, Amis. "Euthanasia." www.startups.com. 1999. Web. 6 Dec 2009.__// 5. Well for starters deciding if a person wants to die or not is not a personal reason. Neither the doctors nor the goverment should decide if you should live or not. Since it's not thier life, and their not in your situation, the cant make that decision for you. This may sound like suicide, but again it's our problems, not theirs. 6. "If the goverment gives us the liberity to pick our own jobs, have our own families, perhaps even our sex prefernce, Why should they have the right to deicide if we should live or not?" 7.This should be the first right before all. It is not logical that we can choose all these decisions, and not be able to choose if we want to live or die. 8.Someone should not be forced to stay alive when they don't want to becasue perhaps they don't have the resources or energy to take their own life. 9.The goverment denies the person the freedom of choice an imposes it's own values on the indivisual is wrong. 10. Euthanasia is a legal term for a medically assisted mercy killing, however on most countries, Euthanasia is illegal. 11. If this person wants to die, we should please him/her with their last wish. This is why Eutahnasia should be legal for anyone who desires it. 12. Euthanasia should be practiced because it stops the person from having a bad quality of life. 13. If a person is not given the right to die on their request, Tthat's violating a person's rights. 14.Their is many ecomic issues as well. Maybe the person can not afford the medical treatments they need. 15. Many Americans reject Euthanasia becasue they think it gose against the will of God. 16. Everyone has to deal with death. Whether it is their parents' deaths, their relatives, or eventually their own, we all have close encounters with what seems in our society to be the biggest "enemy" of them all: __**DEATH**.__ 17. Euthanasia has been an issue that has been debated on in the U.S. for a long time. 18. Two-thirds support the laws of Oregon's which give the people the "right to die." 19. Today, Voluntary Euthanasia is getting closer to being legalized in more than just one state in the U.S. 20. In most cases, people who are asking for assisted suicide, or Euthanasia are crying for help. 21. Depression is a significant cause of Euthanasia. In a study, 24% of terminally ill patients who disires death, has clinical depression. In 1990 alone, 1,031 people were killed by their physicians without their consent or knowledge. 23. For many people, Euthanasia is a perferable opion dependance and unbearable suffering. 24. The results of a 1994 Morgan Poll in Australia showed that 78% of Australians agreed to voluntary euthanasia for patients with fatal diseases or were injured beyond recovery. 25. The discussion about Euthanasia has become increasingly difficult since this term became associated with state-sponsored mass murder in Nazi Germany. Robert J. Lifton (1986.) 26.This conception of //eu// (good) //thanasia// (death) is expressed in the term itself as it comes from Greek antiquity.

// __"The possitive side of assited suicide." www.articlemyriad.com. 2007. Article Myriad, Web. 7 Dec 2009.__ // 27. Medical illness was a factor in half the suicides in ages 50 and older and 70% of those 7- years of age and older. 28. While the assisted suicide proponents look at the issue as a personal matter of freedom and private choice. 29. It should be the right of every citizen to escape unnecessary pain and suffering if at all possible. 30. As it stands now, people are living longer lives, and suffering from more age-related complications. 31. Most states have laws which prohibit assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is legal in Oregon, Washington and Montana. 32. Euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands with or without the consent of the patient. Guidelines have been adopted to allow the killing of newborns with disabilities. 33. People from all over the world travel to Switzerland to be assisted with suicide. 34. Their may be alittle guilt involed with mercy killing. 35. Legalizing Euthanasia would help many people from having to die for a suffering/painfull illness. 36. It provides a way to relieve extream pain. 37. It also provides a way of relief when a persons quality of life is low. 38. It's another case of freedom of choice. __** EXAMPLES: **__ 39. If a patient is dying from an illness, and they are aware that the doctors cant do anymore to cure this illness, why not just do assisted suicide? It may be painful, but atleast it's not as excrutionating. 40. If a women dies from manic depression, yesterday she walked infront a bus. And let's say for instance her boyfriend heard her say that she was going to do this, but he didnt take it seriuosly. He was in shock.

// __ "History of Euthanasia." www.buzzle.com. 24/2/09. Ningthoujam Sandyarni, Web. 7 Dec 2009 .__ // 41. Is practiced on a very ill person. 42. Euthanasia may be legal or illegal, depending upon a country's jurisdiction. 43. Euthanasia is legal in countries like Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Albania, if the patient is suffering from chronic pain along with an incurable disease. 44. In the 1930s, non-voluntary euthanasia was practiced for the first time by German physicians. 45. In 1935, the first group for legalization of euthanasia, called Voluntary Euthanasia Society, was formed by a group of doctors in London 46. The debate on euthanasia is still going on till this day. 47. In Ancient Greece and Rome, before Chirstianity, active Ethanasia and suicide was tolorated. 48. In 1905-1906, bils to legalize Euthanasia are defeated in Ohio. 49. In 1972, Senate holds first national hearing on Euthanasia. 50. In 2001, Netherlands legalizes Euthanasia. 51. December 5, 2008, Montanna legalizes Physician assisted suicide. 52. November 4, 2008, Washingtons Dealth with dignity act was passed. 53. November. 1998, Oregon keep Dealth with dignity act. // __ Arons, Steven. "The future of assisted suicide and euthanasia." www.bsos.umd.edu. January 2007. Web. 7 Dec 2009. __ // 54. We will continue to have elderly population in need of Euthanasia. 55. " It's my body, it's my choice" 56. Euthanasia played a disable, central role during the Holocaust. 57. If a patient is dying and suffering and wishes to be assisted suicide, why stop it? It's their decision, and their wishes, the doctor shouldnt have say in that one way or another. 58. The Pro-Euthanasia lobby believes that" Every person should have the right to end their life, for mainly when they have no quality of life left." 59. If a person is dying from an illness, and they dont want to suffer, and wishes to die, be the kinder person and kill them if they disires it. 60. Most medications have some type of unplesant side affect, so if a patients wants to die and ivoid that, then just do as they please.