Say No to Euthanasia

When a person is ill, and most vulnerable at the end of his life, he needs sustained personal attention, and support. Few people, if any, simply sit down and make a cool, rational decision to commit suicide.

Who would want to leave his family in that way? Imagine a family member saying he were going to kill himself because of his disease, thus shortening his life span even more and providing less time with his family. Some people may also benefit from radiation therapy, nerve blocks, pharmaceuticals, and electro nerve stimulation. We cannot be allowed to treat ourselves or anyone else as disposable private property. Why would a child return a parents love and security of those years by not taking care of his or her parent in his or her time of need? Its only reasonable to believe that if someone has helped an individual for so long, he would only want to return the favor when his parent needed it most. A simple explanation of my opinion on this matter is: a parent has cared for and raised their child for many years, usually doing the best they can to provide for that child. This practice is especially damaging to children. If we kill ourselves, that is still killing someone. We live with laws and a moral responsibility that forbids killings.

Many people consider suicide because they are pressured into seeing themselves as a burden to their families or society. Otherwise, the good could not be appreciated. So, if there is a right to suicide, how could you limit this “right” to the terminally ill?

No, we do not have the right to kill ourselves or anyone else at will.