1. Euthanasia: The Unethical Way To Die
Lying in her hospital bed, in a morphine-induced coma, Esther was well aware of the loving family that surrounded her. However, she was tormented by the fact that she could hear their words, feel their touches, but was unable to respond, to give them any small sign of comfort. Esther had been diagno...
The term euthanasia is not new to the twentieth century. Even in ancient societies, terminally ill people requested to have their lives ended; though the meaning of euthanasia for them differed from its meaning today. The English word euthanasia is taken from the Greek eu thanatos "good or easy death." However today it is given a different meaning, because of the social and moral issues it touches. In the present day the term euthanasia is associated with the act of mercifully (although some might argue this point) ending the life of a hopelessly suffering patient with his or her consent. ...
In Prolife News Canada, Ian Kluge, a teacher of English and Comparative Civilizations in British Columbia, notes, "this argument is a direct descendant of the Nazi concept of 'Lebenunwertes Leben'--life unworthy of life.... ... Even in the previous presidential election candidate Ralph Nader for the Green party, The Right to Live 5 who being supported by many pro- euthanasia supporters of Oregon's assisted suicide aw, quoted, "It's cruel to people who would otherwise not want to die if they had adequate pain relief." ...