Euthanasia and the Right to Die
Euthanasia and the Right to Die By: Clayton S. ... Each day thousands of peoples lives are ripped from their grasp and they die from diseases ranging from anywhere from cancer to Lou Gehrigs disease or ALS, and even AIDS. ... Kevorkian was known throughout our nation and the world for performing assisted suicide or Active Euthanasia. ... Kevorkian and Euthanasia for several reasons. ... Almost all people that participated in Active Euthanasia were individuals of sound mind and judgment. ... Capital punishment and abortion is the same thing, but those individuals have no choice or say in the matter of dying whereas people wanting to participate in Active Euthanasia do. In 1991, Sherry Miller, age 43, and Marjorie Wantz, age 58, both decide that Active Euthanasia was their only and last hope from the everyday suffering imposed on them by disease and constant pain. ... There is a grey area when it comes to euthanasia. I keep mentioning Active Euthanasia, but there is another form of assisted suicide that many people think is purely natural which is commonly referred to as Passive Euthanasia. Passive Euthanasia is most typically practiced within hospitals when a patient has been diagnosed as being "brain dead", and they are unable to survive without the means of life support devices. ... In the end, the most common decision is made to terminate the life support and allow the victim to die naturally on his or her own. ... Another form of euthanasia is Involuntary Euthanasia. ... I just described three forms of euthanasia. One of which is accepted in society, another which is considered morally repugnant and looked upon as a form of murder, and then we struggle with the idea of capital punishment and abortion as a third form of Euthanasia. ... It has become obvious to me that an individual asking for death would be more appropriate than volunteering someone to die. ... Who are we (society in general) to decide when it is right or wrong to end ones life, and how the death sentence is to be carried out? ... Many people today are perplexed at the idea of Euthanasia, but they dont look to see why it is happening. ... com John Horgan, "Right to Die" http://www.