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  • Essay / Voluntary euthanasia - 631

    Question: Is euthanasia a mistake? Your response should contain two parts (i) Give a 500-750 word reflection answering the following questions: What do you believe?/What is your opinion? I think voluntary euthanasia should be an option available to humans. I think it is inhumane to prolong one's suffering when the quality of life has diminished to the point where death is preferable. What about terms/definitions? Are they clear? What kinds of problems or ambiguities might arise here? The main term "euthanasia" is defined as the practice of ending a life prematurely in order to end pain and suffering. Voluntary euthanasia is practiced with the authorization of the person whose life is taken; It is usually performed when a person is suffering from a terminal illness or if their health is deteriorating rapidly and they are in a lot of pain. Voluntary euthanasia is ambiguous because there are different methods that fall into this category, such as active voluntary euthanasia (legal in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) when the patient causes their own death with the assistance of a doctor (the term assisted suicide is often used instead) and passive voluntary euthanasia when refusing or withdrawing necessary life-sustaining measures. One issue that may arise is if we were to ask whether the person's quality of life is unbearable enough to have the right to die, perhaps someone who suffers from an illness like multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's and who would like to end their life before the disease progresses; it is assumed that an assessment would be carried out before the procedure. The above terms are clear enough for the reader to adopt and discern. Why do you share this opinion? What are your main reasons for thinking this way?...... middle of document ...... come from diseases, infections, epidemics such as HIV or AIDS which can spread if the The individual is not treated properly. may increase the risk of other people being affected by the disease, thereby harming more people. For the third statement, patients diagnosed with a terminal illness have almost a zero percent chance of surviving or leading a normal life, if the patient is an organ. The donor and the organs are healthy, this can save several lives. A person in a vegetative state, for example, can occupy hospital beds for years, as demonstrated. Do you think your reasons are good? Could you strengthen your argument? (ii) A standardized argument that builds on your answers to part (i). You must include: ConclusionThe premises, sub-premises (if necessary) and implied premises (if necessary)Whether the premises and sub-premises are related and convergent.