Post by raynamcginty on Dec 7, 2014 22:06:13 GMT
Dignity in Death - Rayna McGinty
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 3: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person" You have the right to live in freedom solely for being human but of course that freedom does not allow the control of ones death or when they feel their time on our planet has ran out. Euthanasia is subject to debate worldwide whether it be morally righteous or wrong in an individuals eyes. Every year In Britain 57000 patients die without being told that all efforts of treatment had ceased to cure them. Every year that is 57000 patients too much who die without the choice of dignity in death.
Euthanasia is not murder. Euthanasia is a way out for people who suffer utter pain and anguish every day, the terminally ill who's last wish is to have control over their death. With this in mind, over 900 people are diagnosed with cancer everyday in the UK (Cancer Research) and many of these sufferers are faced with the agonising news of having a terminal illness. They may feel like they have lost control over their life and the only way to regain this authority over mother nature is to decide for themselves when they want to die. We as civilised humans deserve to have the right to dignity in death. It is our life, our death and our choice .
As if this were not enough, the law is said to protect society, yet all they do is target the innocent. The second of May 2002 a courageous woman, Diane Petty died of the deteriorating condition motor neuron disease where she was paralysed from the neck down. Diane Petty asked for a declaration that her husband would not be prosecuted if he were to assist her suicide. Sadly this was denied. Who are we as a society to decide when, who with and how we die? Is there no true liberty left in this corrupt world? Assisted suicide is punishable for up to fourteen years in the UK and this needs to change now! According to "YouGov" 74% of the public believe that assisted suicide should be legalised. Every day, every hour, every minute victims of life shattering illnesses die the very way they always feared.
Due to Euthanasia being illegal, this results in far more shocking consequences than imaginable. Alternative methods of suicide are used, causing complete distress, discomfort and devastation to not only the sufferer but to their friends and family as they watch their loved one decay. We are inducing an unnecessary and unbearable amount of pain and horror onto sufferers, an illustration of this is that Tony Nicklinson, 58 died from a week of starvation after his plea of assisted suicide was rejected from court. Tony was subject to "locked-in" syndrome where he could not move or speak. Face to face with his inevitable death he felt this was the only way to die in dignity. It shouldn't have had to come to this! These devastating consequences of illegal euthanasia results in devastating and schocking consequences that could easily be avoided. In addition to this the "American Association of Suicidology" state that for every twenty five suicide attempts only one is actualluy succesful. Failed suicide can result in an even more detrimental effect for them and family. We need to take a stand against this and fight for what is right, good and what will result in a better world overall.
Opponents counter this with reasons being that euthanasia would be a cheap and easy exit for financially struggling individuals in areas where there is no NHS equivalent. They believe patients will opt for euthanasia to avoid the costs of expensive treatments of life threatening illnesses. This is wrong. " CNN" say that only 1.7% of deaths in the Netherlands, approximately three thousand people out of one hundred and forty thousand, have died as a result of euthanasia. This is an extremely small minority contributing to country's annual deaths. The fact is that euthanasia would not create a wave of a country's population to die but increase an individuals quialoty of life. Cutting out the unavoidable excruciating mental and physical anguish that they would go though.
We don't accept the torture of inflicting pain on one another in the UK for example bodily harm, abuse or harassment, so why do we subconsciously hurt individuals who are already suffering extreme terror in what the future may bring by denying them their right to die in dignity? apAn intekkigent reader will see the force of this argument and to add to this a shocking 55% of terminally ill patients die in pain (Statistic Brain) . Euthanasia ultimately reduces the horror individuals are forced to feel on a daily basis and allows death with dignity to become a choice for the convalescent people of today. To die in peace.
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 3: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person" You have the right to live in freedom solely for being human but of course that freedom does not allow the control of ones death or when they feel their time on our planet has ran out. Euthanasia is subject to debate worldwide whether it be morally righteous or wrong in an individuals eyes. Every year In Britain 57000 patients die without being told that all efforts of treatment had ceased to cure them. Every year that is 57000 patients too much who die without the choice of dignity in death.
Euthanasia is not murder. Euthanasia is a way out for people who suffer utter pain and anguish every day, the terminally ill who's last wish is to have control over their death. With this in mind, over 900 people are diagnosed with cancer everyday in the UK (Cancer Research) and many of these sufferers are faced with the agonising news of having a terminal illness. They may feel like they have lost control over their life and the only way to regain this authority over mother nature is to decide for themselves when they want to die. We as civilised humans deserve to have the right to dignity in death. It is our life, our death and our choice .
As if this were not enough, the law is said to protect society, yet all they do is target the innocent. The second of May 2002 a courageous woman, Diane Petty died of the deteriorating condition motor neuron disease where she was paralysed from the neck down. Diane Petty asked for a declaration that her husband would not be prosecuted if he were to assist her suicide. Sadly this was denied. Who are we as a society to decide when, who with and how we die? Is there no true liberty left in this corrupt world? Assisted suicide is punishable for up to fourteen years in the UK and this needs to change now! According to "YouGov" 74% of the public believe that assisted suicide should be legalised. Every day, every hour, every minute victims of life shattering illnesses die the very way they always feared.
Due to Euthanasia being illegal, this results in far more shocking consequences than imaginable. Alternative methods of suicide are used, causing complete distress, discomfort and devastation to not only the sufferer but to their friends and family as they watch their loved one decay. We are inducing an unnecessary and unbearable amount of pain and horror onto sufferers, an illustration of this is that Tony Nicklinson, 58 died from a week of starvation after his plea of assisted suicide was rejected from court. Tony was subject to "locked-in" syndrome where he could not move or speak. Face to face with his inevitable death he felt this was the only way to die in dignity. It shouldn't have had to come to this! These devastating consequences of illegal euthanasia results in devastating and schocking consequences that could easily be avoided. In addition to this the "American Association of Suicidology" state that for every twenty five suicide attempts only one is actualluy succesful. Failed suicide can result in an even more detrimental effect for them and family. We need to take a stand against this and fight for what is right, good and what will result in a better world overall.
Opponents counter this with reasons being that euthanasia would be a cheap and easy exit for financially struggling individuals in areas where there is no NHS equivalent. They believe patients will opt for euthanasia to avoid the costs of expensive treatments of life threatening illnesses. This is wrong. " CNN" say that only 1.7% of deaths in the Netherlands, approximately three thousand people out of one hundred and forty thousand, have died as a result of euthanasia. This is an extremely small minority contributing to country's annual deaths. The fact is that euthanasia would not create a wave of a country's population to die but increase an individuals quialoty of life. Cutting out the unavoidable excruciating mental and physical anguish that they would go though.
We don't accept the torture of inflicting pain on one another in the UK for example bodily harm, abuse or harassment, so why do we subconsciously hurt individuals who are already suffering extreme terror in what the future may bring by denying them their right to die in dignity? apAn intekkigent reader will see the force of this argument and to add to this a shocking 55% of terminally ill patients die in pain (Statistic Brain) . Euthanasia ultimately reduces the horror individuals are forced to feel on a daily basis and allows death with dignity to become a choice for the convalescent people of today. To die in peace.