EUTHANASIA

             THE MEANING OF LIFE – EUTHANASIA
             What is the meaning of life? What makes a person's life meaningful? This is the most frequently asked question since the beginning of time. Is there really an answer or definition to "The Meaning of Life?" How is one's life validated when a person is dying from terminal illness or suffers from chronic or degenerative illness? The Meaning of Life-in terms of Euthanasia-has come into the media's attention over the last several years and people argue as to whether or not a person who is terminally ill, or disabled, should have the right or not to ask their doctor, or relatives, to die by Euthanasia.
             It is often said that dying by Euthanasia is the ability to "die with dignity", instead of living the remainder of their life on respirators and other life support machines. My personal belief on this topic is that each case should be based on just that, as an individual situation so that all things may be considered. If a person is terminally ill, and there is nothing anyone can do for them, why should they have to suffer? Not only do they suffer but their family does also. They will watch as their condition gets worse, and then the vision remains in their head of the loved one-who has finally died-many months after they were diagnosed as terminally ill-is a memory of a person lying there helpless, not able to feed themselves, get out of bed, or talk to you. There have been several cases-all different-but yet the same-that have been brought into the media's attention over the past few years.
             For example, Sue Rodrigous who has a disease known as Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS, which is a rare incurable disease of the nervous system, and she was fighting for her right to have a doctor assisted suicide to which she ultimately lost, another would be Tracy Latimer. Tracy Latimer was born on November 23, 1980. She had Cerebral Palsy and was the eldest of f...

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