• Euthanasia - Should it be Legalized?

     

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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

The term 'Euthanasia' comes from the Greek word for 'easy death'. Euthanasia is the purpose if helping very ill people to end their loves. It is one of the most controversial issues being debated about today. It means killing someone in the name of mercy, or as it was formally known as mercy killing. Nature is not allowed to take its course. There are 3 categories; voluntary, the request is by the dying patient or their legal representative, passive, nothing is done to prevent death or positive, taking deliberate action to cause death. Currently, Euthanasia is illegal throughout the w…

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