Tuesday, October 22, 2019

To be free or not to be

To be free or not to be; is that a question? Imagine your loved one who was once full of life and spirit and now due to an horrific accident or a terrible disease can now only move thanks to a wheelchair or breathe thanks to an oxygen tank. Imagine someone you love in pain and imagine them knowing that as well. In todays society we are faced with many everyday decisions. One of the last decisions that we would want to make is whether to live or to die. Making it a law that people dont have the right to choose takes away their ultimate rights. Euthanasia is the idea of voluntary suicide for a person or persons. By taking away the right whether to die this way or not, is just the same as taking away the right of freedom or the right to choose ones religion. What is the difference between euthanasia and when a doctor kills a baby in the fetus due to deformities? When discussing euthanasia there are many things to keep in mind. There is the emotions of the family, the money it is costing to keep this ill patient alive, and the patients feelings. A bog thing today is money. On average a family or families will spend eight to twelve thousand dollars a year on medicine for someone with euthanasia (nrlc dept. of med ethics). Is this any type of money to be paying for someone who isnt going to survive no matter what? I t could go towards food or shelter or even a car. With that said, imagine what kind of emotions would fly around in the family of the patient. I mean at first I am sure they wouldnt understand it, then would go on to blame them selves for what is happening top there loved one. If they have a kid how do they explain to them that their mother or father is dying? This could lead to depression, which causes more money to be spent on doctors. This could also leave to a break. Which then leads to the person leaving work and having no money. The emotion will take a big part of the life of the fami...

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