Euthanasia. Literature & Language. Research Paper

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Euthanasia entails ending the life of a person who is suffering to relieve pain. The decision is made by the doctor when a severely sick individual, whose chances of surviving are minimal, makes a request. In particular, the physician licensed to perform euthanasia must consider various things before prescribing lethal medications to facilitate death. For example, the health specialist must carry out various medical tests to ascertain that the sick person is in a lot of pain and that his or her health condition cannot be treated. Moreover, family members should be informed about the decision made by the sick person to end his or her life to relieve pain. Euthanasia should be legalized in the country since it enables terminally ill individuals who cannot recover to end their suffering since, after all, there exist no chances of being cured or prolonging their lives.
Euthanasia is morally justified since it refers to an individual’s right to bodily and personal autonomy. Mentally competent individuals who are facing terminal illnesses should be allowed to choose a dignified and timely death instead of experiencing excruciating pain during their final days of life (Luzon 330). Specifically, euthanasia helps these people to relieve pain. The right to life lies on one’s hands, and the decision to continue living or not should be legalized for a person with a terminal sickness. For instance, take a scenario where an individual has a stage four stomach or lung cancer. That person cannot be cured, and he or she has a few months of suffering left to live. Indeed, denying that individual the right to choose euthanasia is like watching him or her dying slowly without dignity due to the pain. As long as an individual with a terminal illness is mentally competent, he or she should be allowed to make the decision of whether to die or not.
Some terminally sick individuals prefer euthanasia to ease their financial burdens. For the last two decades, the cost of taking care of patients in their last stages of life has increased due to the introduction of new drugs and new imaging technologies. On that note, since a terminally ill person must stay in the hospital or a nursing home where he or she can get adequate care, it means that the individual is likely to spend more money. In most cases, about 25% of the money spent in healthcare goes to offering care for patients during their end of lives (Taqi 228). The last few months of a terminally sick person requires more attention from healthcare professionals, which is the reason why the medical bill might shoot tremendously. For this reason, if the patient chooses euthanasia...