Euthanasia
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... ical practise is the alternative to euthanasia. Sometimes a distinction is made between active euthanasia (e.g. Giving a lethal injection) and positive euthanasia (withdrawing treatment). However it is misleading to describe withholding or discontinuing treatment as 'euthanasia' unless it is done with the intention of killing the patient. Sometimes a treatment may be properly withdrawn even with the patient's consent, for example, when it is ineffective, merely prolonging the dying process in a terminally ill patient.
When a sick or elderly patient asks for euthanasia, it can sometimes be caused by psychological and emotional pressures. How can we be sure it is what they really one and not just because they feel a burden to their families?
A lot of people believe that if voluntary euthanasia was legalised, society would soon allow involuntary euthanasia. This is based on the idea that if we change the law to allow a person to help someone die, we would not be able to control it. If th ...
