Joel McIntosh Business Comm. Mr. Zielinski Period 2 Euthanasia There are many reasons why euthanasia should become the law of the land. The first distinction to make when discussing euthanasia is between voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia is performed at the patients request; on the other hand involuntary euthanasia occurs without a patient's explicit consent or even against his or her will. Euthanasia is used for the purpose of putting an end to inevitable suffering, …
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…my wife coming home to bathe me of my own mess" says Jim Romney. This not only wears down on the patients but on the friends and family members as well. These people have to deal with the victims, unfortunately watching them change and suffer, on an every day basis causing mental and emotional distress. Many terminally ill patients feel that their life has already been destroyed by disease-euthanasia only hastens their already imminent death.