Ethical Reasons Against Legalizing Euthanasia

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Why Euthanasia should not be legalized

Euthanasia is defined as ending the lives of patients to alleviate their suffering. The individuals in question are either terminally sick or are in excruciating pain. The concept behind the technique is to provide an individual with a relatively good death free of suffering. The element of voluntary aided suicide raises a slew of ethical concerns. The physicians’ duty to save lives must be honored, even if it runs counter to current practice. According to the moral concept of life preservation, it is prohibited to end a patient’s life in any case, regardless of the patient’s condition. The doctor must keep assisting the patient and ensuring that death occurs naturally. The practice has the potential to be abused.

Euthanasia should be made illegal to ensure that the quality of care provided is centered on preserving life, and hence the services provided are of a high grade. People could become psychologically prepared for death through the practice of assisted voluntary Euthanasia. However, as a result, some legal aspects of life, such as suicide, may become legal features in society (Downie).

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Downie, Jocelyn. “Permitting Euthanasia Voluntary and Assisted Suicide: Law Reform Pathways for Common Law Jurisdictions.” SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016. Crossref, doi:10.2139/ssrn.2756129.