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Why Should You Care?
Few years ago, Peter, a baby boy born in Midwestern town, suffered from a congenital defect called spina bifida, a condition where the spinal cord extends beyond the vertebrae. Peter’s parents found out that even after several surgeries, he can have paralysis and bowel movement problems. Since they did not have any other option, they decided to passively euthanize him. After injecting him with several medication, they left Peter to starve. This incident calls for an urgency to this matter. There are numerous diseases out there that have no cure or prevention. It can happen to anyone anytime. Sometimes, it is better to end the suffering than to live with it. Euthanasia is the solution to this problem if guided in a safe and controlled manner. The input from the citizens is necessary to address issue. Therefore, YOU SHOULD CARE.
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Who Are The Stakeholders And What Are The Stakes Of This Issue?
The stakes of this issue solely depend on what group are we are talking about. For the patient, his/her family and the physician, the life of the patient is at stake. Euthanasia can only be performed if specific guidelines are met. For example, one can be euthanized if he/she is suffering from immense pain is has less than 12 months to live. These procedures must be met to perform euthanasia under law. If these rules are not met, the patient's life is in danger. On top of that, the power to make that decision is given to the physician. If the physician uses this power for his/her benefit, then the lives of the people are also at stake. The physician can use that power to hide his/her malpractice. For example, if a physician accidentally injects someone with wrong medication and that person dies, that physician can use euthanasia as an excuse to hide his/her mistake. In this case, even if the law intervenes, it will not be able to decide what is legal and what is not. This issue puts the community at stake.
From a different perspective, the power of the government to protect the people and overlook the hospitals is also at stake. The physician is given the power to end someone’s life. Allowing euthanasia put the power of the government at stake. It also blurs the line between what’s legal and what’s not since the law is unable to categorize euthanasia as natural death, as a homicide or a suicide. This weakens the power of the government by limiting them when they can intervene and when they can’t.
Elderly population believe that since we have the right to live, we should also have the right to die. Right to die is considered a right by some, given to us by our founding forefathers which permits us to make decision about our life consciously without any setbacks from government. Not permitting euthanasia is snatching away that right to die. This puts people's liberty at stake as well the founding documents that help govern the country. Once again, government will have to make a lot of changes in order to deal with this issue.
From a different perspective, the power of the government to protect the people and overlook the hospitals is also at stake. The physician is given the power to end someone’s life. Allowing euthanasia put the power of the government at stake. It also blurs the line between what’s legal and what’s not since the law is unable to categorize euthanasia as natural death, as a homicide or a suicide. This weakens the power of the government by limiting them when they can intervene and when they can’t.
Elderly population believe that since we have the right to live, we should also have the right to die. Right to die is considered a right by some, given to us by our founding forefathers which permits us to make decision about our life consciously without any setbacks from government. Not permitting euthanasia is snatching away that right to die. This puts people's liberty at stake as well the founding documents that help govern the country. Once again, government will have to make a lot of changes in order to deal with this issue.
Con Opinion Of Euthanasia
Versus Pro Opinion Of Euthanasia
Works Cited
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Punia, R. "Euthanasia Laws Around The World". Rajanpunia.blogspot.com, http://rajanpunia.blogspot.com/2014/06/euthanasia-laws-around-world.html.
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Type, Pied. "Give me liberty at my death". Pied Type, https://piedtype.com/2015/01/31/give-me-liberty-at-my-death.