Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma, or a mercy killing.  It is commonly used on animals.  I both agree and disagree with the practice of euthanasia.  I agree with it if the doctor has the patient's consent.  If a patient is suffering enough that they want death, because they know that they won't get better, and if the doctor offers euthanasia as a choice and the patient agrees, the doctor should have they right to perform it.  If the patient is in a coma, I don't see the damage of performing it.  The doctor could do it if, and only if, the patient wants it done to himself/herself.  If they want to die because they can't withstand the pain, fine, it's their life.

I am also against it.  It is just like committing murder.  The patient doesn't know what the next day will bring.  A miracle could happen and they could be cured.  It would be a shame it that person had chosen to die.  I couldn't say kill me, no matter how much pain I was in.  I would like to die naturally and not because I had asked a doctor to kill me.  It is just so wrong on so many levels.

I wouldn't want it done to me, but I can see why people would want that performed.