Make your own choice

A person has a right to their body and a right to do what they want with it.  No one should make that decision for you.  Such as the government or doctors.  Only an individual person knows what is going on in their body and how they feel.  That person should be able to decide how they want to carry out their life. Euthanasia should be legal! Your Right Your Body Your Life

Doctors and Euthanasia

 Alls doctors and medical practioniers must be very careful when dealing with euthanasia or assisted suside cases. For all differnt reason, yes the doctor wars to listen and respect what their patient wants to do, and accomdate their wish; however they can not do so if it is not legal. There have been many cases where doctors endup gettonmg blamed and in trouble for perofming a sucide. First it has to be legal by the  state law in which you live; also it must be the person's say under the correct circumstances. There must also be formal documentation so it does no back fire on a family member making a decison or a doctor.

Canada and Assisted Suicide

A bill was created by the Canadian law called bill C-384. The Canadians say assisted suicide is deliberately helping another person commit suicide. They can do this by prescribing the patient with a lethal dose, which will kill the person. The Canadian criminal law thinks this is illegal and amount to murder if committed. This bill C-384 would create exception for criminal liability for doctors who follow the rules, it would specify. Many of these people overlook that the patient has the right to die if they choose. Although the doctor must also be given the right to kill the Quebec government said it will set up a research committee to consider this issue and the bill.

Kinds of Euthanasia

Voluntary Euthanasia: The person who is killed has requested to be killed.  (This may involve physician-assisted suicide if a physician is assisting in the death.) 

Non-Voluntary Euthanasia: The person who is killed made no request and gave no consent.  

Involuntary Euthanasia: The person who is killed made an expressed wish to the contrary.  

Assisted Suicide: Someone provides an individual with the information, guidance, and means to take his own life with the intention that these tools and information will be used for the commission of suicide. 

Physician-Assisted Suicide: A licensed physician provides the means for someone to kill himself through the use of legally prescribed drugs, instructing the person on how to use them.  (Physicians may also speed a patient to his death by denying or withdrawing life-saving treatment; however, this is considered euthanasia by omission, not physician-assisted suicide, even though the physician is involved in the denial or withdrawal of treatment.) 

Euthanasia by Action: Intentionally causing a person's death by performing an action, such as by giving a lethal injection. 

Euthanasia by Omission: Intentionally causing death by not providing necessary and ordinary care or food and water.  This is usually done against the will of the patient and the patients family. 

State Laws on Euthanasia

34 states have statues explicitly criminalizing Euthanasia. Those states are

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Euthanasia is currently legal in some states. These three states are Oregon, Washington, and Montana. Oregon was the first state in the world to pass any act that went into effect with the law involving this issue. In 1994 the ballot measure 16 established the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. This act legalized physician assisted dying with certain restrictions. In 2008 the state of Washington voted in favor of 1000 which made Euthanasia legal in the state with the Washington Death with Dignity Act. On December 5, 2008 in Montana the state ruled terminally ill patient have the right to self-administer lethal doses of medication and  prescribed by a physician. Physicians who prescribe medications will not face a legal punishment.

There are states that have abolished common law crimes and do not have statues criminalizing Euthanasia; those states are North Carolina, Wyoming, and Utah. Nine other states criminalize Euthanasia through common law and those states are Alabama, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina, Vermont, and West Virginia.



This video is a short clip which will provide an example of the kinds of Euthanasia. It gives a quick background and knowledge for people who don't know about this topic.

Factors Effecting Euthanasia

There are many different factors when it comes down to making that final decision to end or keep someones life. People think about things such as religion, cost, suffrage, family, and government.

Religion- Some people think it is against their religion to end a life. In some religions people believe when your life ends is God's doing. And other religions don't believe anything having to deal with taking a person's life or not.

Cost- When someone is in the hospital and or suffering with a disease or from an accident, it is very costly. It is very expensive to just stay in the hospital alone. When you are on medications and are not getting much better it is going to cost a lot of money to try and keep you alive. People may not have as much money as it would cost to keep a person alive for a long amount of time.

Suffrage- It is very important to think about the patient and how much they are suffering. I don't think it would be fair or considerate to let someone live if they are suffering from a great deal of pain. It would also be very hard to watch someone laying there suffering and struggling in pain. If they no longer have to be in pain why not give them that option.

Family- Family is a big factor when it comes to staying alive or ending your life. In most cases your family of course does not want to see you die. They will often want to keep you alive. Although no one truly knows how you feel inside and what you are going through. Only you do so of course it it always hard to lose someone but if they want their life to be over you should respect them ans help to give them what they want.

Government- Euthanasia is not legal in all states. So no matter what you would like to do when put in the situation, you may not be allowed depending on where you live. The law has put out certain rules and regulations regarding Euthanasia that can't be broken.

Animal Euthanasia

While searching  and looking up different websites for my links page, I discovered that Euthanasia is not only used for people but in many cases also used for animals. Euthanasia for animals is similar for humans. Although obviously the owner of the pet is making the decision to keep their pet alive or to end it's life. Since the pet can't make its own decision. When an owner makes a decision like this for their pet they think about the same things they do in which making a decision for a person. There is however different medicines and ways to save animals compared to humans. Veterinarians have their own guidelines in which they have to follow in order to perform Euthanasia for animals. They also use specific charts in which they break the situation down by the kind of injury the animal in suffering with.



My opinion

I feel when it comes to making the choice of life or death the decision should be left up to the patient. Only that person truly knows how they feel and how badly they are suffering. Of course no one wants to see a loved one pass, although I know, I personally would not want to see them living miserably either. Every person has a right to their own life. When faced in a life or death situation only that one person should be able to determined how they would like to spen the remaing time of their life. If they choice to end their life immediately that person wont have to live uncomfortable then that's up to them. Or that person could continue living their life but they know it will now be completely different and possible painful. Whatever they choice as long as they are the ones choosing it I agree with. Everyone should live their life they why in which they are comfortable and the way they want.

What is Euthanasia?

Euthanasia is the process by which a human being has the right and say if they choose to continue their life when faced in a life or death situation. Often when someone is faced in a situation where they could continue their life in pain, or end their life quickly with no pain. There then becomes issues with who has the right to decide and make that decision. Their parents or partner or solely the individual. There are many factors when it comes to making this life changing choice. Is the pain of watching your loved ones suffer worth it? Is the cost of trying to keep this person alive worth it? Or should you consider how the patient feels and what they really want.