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Euthanasia

is the intentional killing by act of the dependent person for his or her benefit. There are four types of euthanasia .Voluntary and direct, is chosen and carried out by the patient. Voluntary, but indirect, is chosen in advance. Direct, but involuntary, is done for the patient without his or her request. Indirect and involuntary occurs when a hospital decides that it is time to remove life support. The first doctor name Harold Blazer was charged for the death of his daughter; he performed euthanasia in 1935. His daughter was a victim of cerebral spinal meningitis. He killed her by placing a handkerchief soaked with chloroform over her face until she died. He had taken care of her for thirty years then, suddenly, he killed her. He was acquitted in his trial . Euthanasia has positives and negatives aspects, but, negatives overweight the positives.

One of the positive aspects of euthanasia is it relieves the patients from the pain forever. Once you decide, euthanasia will be performe...

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