Euthanasia

Debatably the most controversial issue in the fields of medicine and theology, euthanasia has a great many undeniable disadvantages. A morally unacceptable way to deal with inconvenient elderly, assisted suicide allows humanity the option of living. Life being an unalienable right, should not be regarded as an option. Voluntary euthanasia as an option for the terminally ill is an inconceivable practice due to the disastrous effects it has on the individuals directly involved, society as a whole, and the professional field of medicine.
Euthanasia has an overwhelming amount of guilt and responsibility on the people explicitly involved. With such a low cost, socially acceptable option available, the patient and their families experience a large amount of guilt accompanying the treatment. With this “honorable” way of dealing with the situation, patients would feel pressured into the expected choice, either resulting in guilt from not using lethal injection or a choice derived...