Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The practice is illegal in most countries. I don’t think I can pick a side with this topic. I think it should be used only for certain situations. I think it should be used for someone who is badly suffering and who wants to die. I think it should be used for only suffering purposes because seeing someone or something suffering is hard to handle. I agree with this topic because in some situations you or the person or something who is suffering can’t handle with the way it’s living its life. For example, if you had a dog who went paralyzed and wouldn’t be able to walk or move ever again, I think it is okay to not have it suffer and put it down. Just like in Of Mice and Men, Carlson kills Candy’s dog because it is old, blind, and can barely walk. Carlson couldn’t deal with how much suffering it was going through so he killed it. If something is suffering so much and can barely fill out the necessities of life then I think it is okay. On the other hand I don’t think it is okay to kill someone and end their life if they didn’t ask you to. Yes it would be painless but you can’t kill someone who still wants to live their life even if they are suffering.