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  • Essay / Euthanasia: crime or mercy? - 647

    Murder? Euthanasia? Or rather an immoral act? These issues have generated an ethical problem that has wreaked havoc all over the world. This is called euthanasia, which has been defined as a practice aimed at intentionally ending a person's life by injecting them with substances in order to end their suffering. Euthanasia is one of the most provocative and talked about issues in the media today. This is morally unacceptable given that it could easily lead to a slippery slope and cause chaos between doctors, their terminally ill patients and their family members. No human being has the right to determine whether or not a person should be euthanized, which is why it is morally unacceptable.b) SUMMARYThis case study will talk about Wim Disetelmans, a Belgian doctor who treated dozens of cases of euthanasia. euthanasia in the past. years. He practices in Belgium, in Brussels and has made a name for himself. He is known as the most "famous" doctor to ever handle euthanasia cases, according to Graeme Hamilton of the National Post. Many of his patients suffered from incurable illnesses, but others reportedly took the easy way out by requesting euthanasia to end their lives. One of the most popular cases is that of Nathan Verhelst, 44, born in Nancy and who decided to end his life because he claimed he was “not happy with the changes”. He also said he couldn't stand looking in the mirror because he felt reluctant about his new look. He was becoming a monster and he didn't want to live like that anymore because he was becoming depressed and couldn't stand to suffer anymore. Many said he had no right to give lethal injections to patients suffering from an incurable disease...... middle of paper ......nt of the federal control commission, this which means he is completely biased and evaluates the limits of euthanasia himself. “It becomes very dangerous to give so much power to one person,” explains Chris Gastmans, professor of medical ethics at the Catholic University of Louvain” (QUOTE 1). Moreover, even Marc Van Hoey, "doctor and president of the Flemish group for death with dignity under the name RWS" claims that Dr. Disetelmans wants a little too much attention and is perhaps seeking everyone's agreement with his thoughts on euthanasia.c) ANALYSISConsidering that my articles present both pros and cons against euthanasia, I will focus my argument on what Marc Van Hoey and Chris Gastmans argued. Works Cited Hamilton, Graeme. “Quebec's decision to legalize euthanasia pits an ethics professor against a former student in a debate on death. » National Post, October 25, 2013. Print.