“Euthanasia” is a broad term for mercy killing—taking the life of a hopelessly ill or injured individual in order to end his or her suffering. Mercy killing represents a serious ethical dilemma. People do not always die well. Some afflictions cause people to suffer through extreme physical pain in their last days, and euthanasia may seem like a compassionate way of ending this pain. Other patients may request euthanasia to avoid the weakness and loss of mental faculties that some diseases cause, and many feel these wishes should be respected.
People claim that they have their pet or a loved one undergo euthanasia out of respect and love for them. This is legal, since most of the times it is miserable to see the state of the person who is genuinely getting deteriorated and we keep mum about it and can do nothing. There are people who do not deserve to go through such a death, but we would have seen them live with such pride and dignity all their lives that it would be utterly painful to see them bed ridden and die every day. The benefits would be vast to a person who is suffering because it is the quickest way to set them free and give them the peace they deserve. To the patient, it is an end of an era since fighting for life is no more an option but only struggling for it is. There are different conditions of terminal illness that have signs of improvement and show different ways to life with a positive attitude but cases that are extreme are the ones that are prone to adopt Euthanasia.
The benefits are shared mainly by the family of the patient since it saves the health costs and reduces the financial burden on them. It would be a great strain for the friends and family to look after someone who is terminally ill so Euthanasia benefits in this way too. The truth we need to accept is that, the medical supplies being used on a terminally ill patient could be used for a patient who is more likely to recover sooner or later. This type of death allows the patient to die painlessly and in a dignified manner and the controlled death will also give time for the loved ones to cope with the conditions and accept the loss and bid their farewells.
“Life is precious no matter what physical and mental state you are in”, but for those who have seen or have been around the people who had to through Euthanasia, will find it difficult to digest that life needs can be lived that way!
