Euthanasia is the practice of ending a life painlessly so as to release an individual from an incurable disease or intolerable suffering with their agreement. Voluntary euthanasia involves a request by the dying patient or that person's legal representative to help him to die e.g. turning off the life support machine. Passive or negative euthanasia involves not doing something to prevent death, that is, allowing someone to die; active or positive euthanasia involves taking …
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…in perfect health. 'A great many severely handicapped people, and many parents of equally handicapped children, are alarmed at the growing acceptance of the mercy killing of handicapped babies.' We conclude that euthanasia must not be legalized in any country because it is not morally or religiously accepted. It is not the right of any human being to take his life or any others because all the lives belong to one rightful owner, GOD.