Should euthanasia be legalized? (2)

In “The Ethics of Euthanasia,” the author first takes Andrea, a young woman who has been dealing with cancer for five years and at last fails in the disease, for example. In this case, Andrea hopes for a good death so she asks her doctor give her euthanasia. Even Andrea voluntarily accepts euthanasia; Dr. Stanley still hesitates to help her to die. Dr. Stanley thinks it a dilemma whether to help her or not. Besides, it’s illegal to give patients euthanasia in every state except Oregon. “Dr. Stanley has a dilemma on his hands: He believes that no human should directly and intentionally take the life of another; he also wishes to relieve Andrea’s suffering.” The words are cited from the article. Also, there are supporters and opponents of euthanasia in this article. Supporters believe that euthanasia hold autonomy, individuality, and self-determination as their highest values. On the contrary, the opponents believe that the sanctity of life is of supreme value. “There are strongly divergent values underlying the euthanasia controversy. Modern technology and medicine have brought these issues to the foreground.” Here are the words from this article. At last, the author mentions that this debated issue will continue in the following years; there must be a great challenge between law and humanity.

After reading this article, I totally pay a great sympathy on the very ill patient. In my opinion, the dying patients have the right to choose when to die because this right is his/her final human right in the world. There’s no wrong dying with dignity. However, this behavior is being opposed by the euthanasia opponents. They claim that life is precious and doing euthanasia is no doubt a threat to the moral fabric of society. It devaluates the quality of human life. Besides, some even say that no one has the right to deprive others lives. This is right, but what if the patients can’t and don’t afford the rest suffering? I think, it’s time to end the misery tragedy. If one is deprived of the right to live comfortably and healthily, he/she must have the right to die calmly and peacefully.