Should Euthanasia Be Legalized?
Euthanasia ,a quiet and easy death ,or “mercy killing ”,the practice of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that can’t be cured. As we see, it recently has made the first headline and newspaper frequently .Some people applaud and argue fiercely that the euthanasia should be legalized.
As is pointed out ,the practice of euthanasia can benefit for both the patient and his or her family .It is certain that no pain death is the better relief to the incurred people ,just like a woman has the cancer, the death is a happy release for her, the no pain death is the best end to her .To a terminally ill person who is suffering from excruciating pains day and night , to be allowed to end his life painlessly is a good release. It can help him get out of the deep dark cave .To his family, it is also a big relief considering the financial and emotional drain on them that having to sustain his life entails.
However the legalization of euthanasia may also bring with its problems our society has not previous faced. Is it humane(仁慈的), for example, that a terminally ill people is thus caused to feel guilty for remaining alive because he does not want to die ? there is also a possibility that euthanasia could be taken advantage of for some ulterior(不可告人的) or even criminal purposes.
Since the legalization of euthanasia is concerned about the moral and social issues, the decision of society make about euthanasia will undoubtedly and absolutely have great consequences in society.
Euthanasia ,a quiet and easy death ,or “mercy killing ”,the practice of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that can’t be cured. As we see, it recently has made the first headline and newspaper frequently .Some people applaud and argue fiercely that the euthanasia should be legalized.
As is pointed out ,the practice of euthanasia can benefit for both the patient and his or her family .It is certain that no pain death is the better relief to the incurred people ,just like a woman has the cancer, the death is a happy release for her, the no pain death is the best end to her .To a terminally ill person who is suffering from excruciating pains day and night , to be allowed to end his life painlessly is a good release. It can help him get out of the deep dark cave .To his family, it is also a big relief considering the financial and emotional drain on them that having to sustain his life entails.
However the legalization of euthanasia may also bring with its problems our society has not previous faced. Is it humane(仁慈的), for example, that a terminally ill people is thus caused to feel guilty for remaining alive because he does not want to die ? there is also a possibility that euthanasia could be taken advantage of for some ulterior(不可告人的) or even criminal purposes.
Since the legalization of euthanasia is concerned about the moral and social issues, the decision of society make about euthanasia will undoubtedly and absolutely have great consequences in society.