Topic > Euthanasia - 569

You may ask: what is 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. Jurisdictions where euthanasia, or assisted suicide, is legal include the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Estonia, Albania and the US states of Washington, Oregon and Montana. Euthanasia is classified in several ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, or involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is legal in some countries and the United States. Involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all countries. Involuntary euthanasia is generally considered murder. There are three main arguments involved in euthanasia: the religious argument, the medical ethics argument, and the alternative argument. The most common religious argument is that humans are God's sacred creation, so human life is by extension sacred. Only God should choose when a human life ends, so committing an act of euthanasia or assisting suicide acts against God's will and is sinful. When some...