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EUTHANASIA
"the deliberate killing of another person with the motive of ending his or her suffering"
TYPES OF EUTHANASIA >Voluntary Euthanasia ~ request for medically assisted killing >Non-Voluntary Euthanasia >Involuantry Euthanasia
>Non-Voluntary Euthanasia ~ request unable to be performed >Involuantry Euthanasia ~
>Involuantry Euthanasia ~ act occurs although specified otherwise by patient
In the scenario of terminally ill patients, euthanasia should become legalized to eliminate not only death, but rather the pain and suffering the victim whould otherwise be subjected to as well
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RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY >not acceptable in any circumstances >'Thou shall not kill' >Evangelium Vitae 'grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person' ~ Pope John Paul II ~
MEDICAL AUTHORITY >not acceptable as it defeats the purpose of their job >'The doctor has an obligation to preserve life, but also to allow death to occur with dignity and comfort where it is deemed to be inevitable and treatment futile' ~ Australian Medical Association ~
LEGAL AUTHORTY >do not condem the act as it is seen as a form of murder > crown allows 'an Advance Directive and Enduring Power of Attorney for personal/health matters' ~ Powers Of Attorney Act ~
PERSONAL OPINION >conflicted ideas >in some circumstances although regarded as unethical and morally incorrect, it can be seen as justifiable >patients who are terminally ill and can no longer care for themselves >family members in it for money
