I believe, like many believe, that all people, no matter black or white, tall or short, rich or poor, funny or not, are indeed created equal. Sadly enough, though, from the way we treat and act towards each other, you'd never know. Each person is made differently. Yet, no man is superior to another. We all come with different qualities. I'm still human, you're still human and everyone is still human. So why should somebody be allowed to end their life, and not somebody else. .
Whose life is it? Since nations are starting to debate on whether or not to make euthanasia legal, it has become a major issue in the United States deciding on how right or how wrong it is concerning moral issues. Countless arguments are saying that our own life belongs to the community and to God. Nobody should have the right to end anyone's life, whether or not you spent 10 years in college to become a doctor or you"re a bum on the street. On April 1, 2002, the Dutch became the first nation to legalize euthanasia. They have come up with some rules and regulations regarding the subject, "The issue of the right to die is most prominent when a patient is terminally ill, is in intense pain, and voluntarily chooses to end his life to escape prolonged suffering." (Fieser) Many argue that the euthanasia law would not be a good law for the US to adopt because of the restrictions we would have to put on it, and the slippery slope concept.
First off, what is euthanasia? Euthanasia, or mercy killing, is the practice in which physicians assist terminally ill patients to end their lives. Also, there are two additional concepts relevant to the discussion of euthanasia. First, voluntary euthanasia refers to the mercy killing that takes place with the explicit and voluntary consent of the patient, either verbally or in a written document such as a living will. Second, involuntary euthanasia refers to the mercy killing of a patient who is unconscious or otherwise unable to explicitly make the request.