euthanasia

Euthanasia I once heard this story a long time ago. I was working in a cancer ward and I took my break next to the patient’s rooms. Oddly enough, the place seemed dreadfully empty, except for one old man whom I suspect had cancer. I thought to myself there could not be any harm in having a conversation with him so I meandered over and I sat next to him. Without hesitation, he asked …

…society as a whole, or the suffering individual? I hope that if I were in a situation like those above, my family and the law would back me up, and let me die with dignity. Euthanasia is not an easy social problem to deal with, and whether or not it is eventually legalized is not the issue. What is important is the question of how society will come to terms with its mortality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**