Euthanasia

Euthanasia

“Euthanasia” literally means “a good death” and is more commonly known as mercy killing or assisted suicide. The Webster’s dictionary defines it as, “the act of killing a person painlessly for reason of mercy.” Such killings can be done through active means, such as administering a lethal injection, or by passive means, such as withholding food and water.
In California, Euthanasia is illegal and is a criminal offence. In the eyes of the law, this is a wrongdoing and is an offence against morality. But is it actually wrong? How far different is euthanasia from murder? Let us now examine the pros and cons of Euthanasia.
Here are some pros of Euthanasia. The key argument for Euthanasia is that all Americans have a constitutional right to life, and that right over that life means that they have control over it, and thus have the authority to end it. To say that one is not allowed to end one’s life if they waned to, is viewed as a violation of one’s consti...