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April 20, 2001 The Chance To Choose Our Destiny Imagine watching your brother lie in a hospital bed, not being able to move. Tubes are stuffed down his throat, in his arms, and up his nose. He is fed liquid food through these tubes because he is too weak to swallow. He moans constantly, hoping all the pain will soon be over. The only way to prolong his life is through chemotherapy. Though this treatment kills the …

…burden. Though euthanasia is not free, it may be a relief from long-term hospital care. Now should your brother have the choice of whether he wants to continue to suffer or finally be relieved of his pain? Peterson 5 Work Cited Current Issues and Enduring Questions. Huttman, Barbara. “Euthanasia: Should Doctors Intervene at the End of Life.” Newsweek, 1983. National Cancer Institute, Http://www.thebody.com Http://socialwork…/aa042700c.htm Http://www.ahcpr.gov, 1996. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**