Editorial.

Euthanasia. Good or bad?

Euthanasia refers to ending a life in a painless matter; and literally means, “good death” in ancient Greek. It is debated all over. I think it is perfectly ethical to use it, and I completely believe in it. Why would want someone to go through so much pain, when they can be put to ease quickly? The process doesn’t hurt the person, and I think it’s just better in the long run. Many people think that it is not their call to put someone else’s life to an end; but if you’re helping someone, why have a second guess?

Many patients before have asked their doctor, or nurse, to just stop taking care of them so they can die. If that person has a life long disease, or sever illness, they’re going to want to be put to death sooner or later. Because why go through all the pain, and suffering? And why let your family members grieve for so long? Just imagine if you had to see someone you love suffer, everyday, because of a life long disease they had. Would you really want to see them that way? Or would you just want make it easier on everyone, and just let him or her end all the suffering? Society argues not just people, but that doctors shouldn’t be the ones to have the choice if whether or not someone lives or dies, and that it is up to god to determine when one of his creations time has come, but the thing is; it’s sometimes the patient telling them to stop treatment. So they shouldn’t blame everything on the doctors, and people. Because they probably are doing what they think is best, or what is simply asked of them.

The process of Euthanasia is simple, and painless to him or her. There are a few options of what can be done. It can either be given in a drug, orally, through a vein, or in a muscle. Or, there is always oxygen deprivation. For the ones that cannot swallow lethal doses of medication, giving it to them through a vein would be more preferred. Through the vein is the most reliable and fastest way to complete euthanasia on the patient. This may sound very inhumane, but it is very quick so the person feels no pain whatsoever.


I’m for euthanasia 100%. I don’t think it’s right to let someone suffer like that. I know they also use it on animals too, which I think is fine. Just like you hopefully wouldn’t want to let a human suffer, why would you want a harmless animal to? I personally think it’s inhumane to NOT use euthanasia when someone is in a great deal of pain. I would want to do everything in my power to help, especially if it was a family member or someone I love.