Euthanasia
Euthanasia
The word euthanasia is derived from the Greek word "eu" for good and "thantos" which
means death and originally referred to intentional mercy killing. But the word it
euthanasia has acquired a more complex meaning in modern times. Proponents of
euthanasia believe that a dying patient has the right to end their suffering and leave the
world in a dignified manner. Those who contest euthanasia believe that man does not
have the right to …
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…facilitate the death of
another. Euthanasia is not about giving rights to the person who dies, it is about changing
law and public policy so that doctors, relatives and others can directly and intesinaly end
another person's life. This change would not give rights to the person who is killed, but to
the person who does the killing. In other words, euthanasia is not about the right to die.
It's about the right to kill.
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