If a person is suffering unmanageable, intolerable pain, is of sound mind, has a terminal illness and no hope of living a quality life, then he or she should be allowed control of their death. ... If a person has a terminal illness and is suffering unmanageable pain then this is just part of God's divine plan. ... There are many terminally ill patients who cannot afford health insurance, therefore they seek death as an alternative to expensive health care. Even if health insurance is being used by the terminally ill patient, the health insurance professional has the right to extend f...

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For certain circumstances such as, patients suffering from terminal illness or injuries, granting the usage of euthanasia in addition to the doctors' normal practice is an action that is more morally justified and more beneficial to the patients themselves and therefore should be legalized in all states. ... When people are sick, especially when they are terminally ill, they may at times want to die. ... He argues that only the patients suffering from "special case" (585), such as terminal illness should receive the choice of euthanasia (Schneiderman). ...

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"Humans have a natural inclination to continue life (Baird, 98)." Opponents believe that euthanasia acts against nature. Like animals, humans fight for survival. It is our goal to protect ourselves from harm and do whatever possible to stay alive. When euthanasia is implicated, it goes against our c...

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Before he died, he wrote movingly of his experiences with another terminal patient. ... This attitude would then carry over to their dealings with patients less seriously ill. ... Terminally ill patients are people who will never attain a personal existence, never experience life as a net value, and/or never achieve a minimal level of independence. ...

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He is, instead, innocently complying with a request from a terminally ill person to end his pain. ... Therefore, physician-assisted suicides increase dignity in death, and can be legally consented to by both the ill and the ill's family members. ...

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