The main purpose of euthanasia is to end the patient’s pain which caused by disease. Euthanasia “from the Greek meaning "good death": eu (well or good) + thanatos (death) refers to the practice of ending a life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering. According to the House of Lords Select Committee on Medical Ethics, the precise definition of euthanasia is "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering.” Excerpt from Wikipedia.
To legalize the euthanasia has become a controversial topic internationally. April 10th 2001, euthanasia was legalized, therefore, Holland is the first country to allow the mercy killing. The euthanasia is divided into two kinds, voluntary and non-voluntary. Five years ago, my pet was in a serious disease. The veterinarian made a diagnosis of her disease which is a kind of the muscle tumor in the womb. She accepted the operation to excise the tumors. Less than two months, the tumor metastasized to other part. The situation became worse and worse. The veterinarian recommended us to take the euthanasia. It was really hard to make the decision and watch her in pain. Finally, we decided to inject excessive sedative to end her pain.
In my opinion, it is more humanity. when patients are in a incurable disease and suffer from pain. By injection of lethal medicine or stop unnecessary medical behavior, to end the patient's life or suffering. The first case for euthanasia in Taiwan is Xiao-ming Wang who became a vegetable in a car accident. She was only seventeen years old. she lay in bed for nearly half a century. Her parents petitioned the government for legalize the euthanasia. Because they were anxious about that no one can take care of her after they passed away.
Nowadays, mercy killing arouses controversial topic in the society. People have rights to determine their own life. Patients who are suffering from terminal disease could choose to die to relieve the pain. It might be more humanistic, isn’t it?
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