Topic: Euthanasia
Thesis Statement: The result of practicing mercy killing among dying patients
I. What is euthanasia?
A. Came from the greek word eu- and thanatos
1. Eu – good/well and thanatos – death/end
B. intentional termination of life by another by explicit request of person who dies
C. euthanasia has many meanings due to moral/ethnical/religious terms-mass confusion
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II. There are Different types of Euthanasia
A. Passive euthanasia- speeding up death of person by withdrawing some form of life support & letting nature take its course
B. Active euthanasia- causing death through direct action with response to a request from that person, mercy killing
C. Physician assisted suicide- physician supplies info and/or means of committing suicide- example: lethal dose of sleeping pills, carbon monoxide gas
D. Involuntary euthanasia- killing of person against their will- form of murder
III. Euthanasia is justifiable to be done in order to stop sufferings among dying patients.
A. Immediate death is a good medical treatment because it stops the suffering of the patient
B. Because the quality of human life is more important than length of life
C. euthanasia may become an economic need due to the increase of new diseases, that occurs because of the non stop rise of population growth
D. termination of life in animals- “putting it out if its misery”- but when it comes to humans, we allow long suffering just so they can live and to see them longer.
E. People in vegetative state lead prolonged lives which are meaning less
IV. Euthanasia is not justifiable or not allowed to be done in order to stop sufferings among dying patients.
- Euthanasia maybe used negatively by people
1. Euthanasia is just another term for murder
B. Because in religion
1. The death of humans should be in the hands of god not ourselves
2. Killing is not justified by any means, and we the humans don’t have any right to kill another human
C. If euthanasia is allowed, people may be under the impression that suicide is a right answer to solve a problem or to escape with it.
D. the risk of incorrect diagnosis may lead to undesired euthanasia
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