Euthanasia (Mercy Killing): Moral or Immoral?
Euthanasia is also referred to as mercy killing.
Also known as, physician-assisted suicide or the angel of death complex, euthanasia is the deliberate advancement of a person’s death for the benefit of that person and, until now, a widely disputed argument.
We are committed to the fundamental belief that the intentional killing of another person is wrong but we have this deep sympathy for those people who are suffering, too.
The big question is: Is it immoral to end one’s suffering? Or, is it morally upright to let that person live long with agony together with the family suffering emotionally and financially?
There are those who may agree with practicing euthanasia. But there are those who give the following arguments against it:
POSSIBLE REASONS AGAINST THE PROPOSITION THAT EUTHANASIA IS MORAL:
1. The life and will of a person are the basic things that the law promotes to protect. Let us not contradict it with legalized killing.
2. No person shall be advised, worst, be assisted in killing himself. Life has always been sacred. It should be treated as such.
3. It is indeed important to remember that we don’t necessarily see best when our eyes are filled with tears and, hence, that our emotions might cloud our ability to make rational judgments
4. By becoming common place and used in medical practice along with more traditional methods of healing, society becomes desensitized toward death to the point where life is no longer valuable.
5. There can be no mercy in killing. The prohibition of killing is an attempt to promote a solid basis for trust in the role of caring for patients and protecting them from harm.
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