Euthanasi A More Humane Option For Suffering And Dying...

Euthanasia would be a more humane option for suffering and dying patients. Afterall, death row inmates have the option of lethal injection because it is more humane, so why are competent patients not given the same option? Why do we allow people who committed serious crimes to have a humane death, but force innocent patients with severe illnesses, to suffer through the pain? Giving a suffering patient the option to end their misery in a relatively quick and painless way would not only ease their dying process, but it would also provide their family with certainty and give them time to say their goodbyes. Not to mention processes such as â€Å"pulling the plug† and DNR (do not resuscitate) have been in practice for years, and they are relatively the same as physician assisted suicide, but more painful and time consuming. Often, controversy on the legalization of euthanasia revolves around the right to life; anti-euthanasia proponents argue that euthanasia infringes on a person’s fundamental right to live. What they fail to see is that our â€Å"life† as human beings implies death. Without death, we do not have â€Å" human life† by its very definition. Like two sides of a coin, human life cannot occur without death. Therefore when people argue a person’s fundamental right to live, they unknowingly are agreeing that every person has the fundamental right to die. Patients should have the right to decide whether they want to prolong their pain or simply end their suffering because it is