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EUTHANASIA I see Euthanasia as a big as capital punishment, primarily because it is irreversible. The question of euthanasia being humanness or non-humanness is one of the most asked questions. However, recent publicity on changes to existing laws has ignited considerable discussion and has forced open the door to a much wider audience. The issues related to direct euthanasia have raised many questions in my mind, to which I am still searching for answers. I …

…morally permissible (it has tacitly conceded that it is), but which type of euthanasia is permissible, and under what conditions?" The power to terminate life, at present, solely rests in the hands of the medical profession and is not exempt from misuse or abuse. The law needs to confront the matter of euthanasia, as safeguards are essential and assist to diffuse or dissipate the power already firmly held and practiced by the medical profession. (Johnstone, 1994:354