The Ethics of Euthanasia

Introduction Is euthanasia moral? Does anybody have the right to make the decision of life or death for another person? Should euthanasia be legal? Do religions accept euthanasia? These are just a few of the questions I will investigate in this essay. According to the dictionary, euthanasia is: 'The bringing out a gentle and painless death of a person suffering from a painful, incurable disease.' There are two main types of euthanasia. Active and …

…never wake up then the patient may be killed only if you has a written note made in assistance of a lawyer saying that he would like his life taken away in that particular situation. If this note does not exist and his family would like to take away his life then they would have to speak to a lawyer and go to court. Bibliography CNN.com trinity.edu catholicdoctors.org.uk egov.oregon.gov