Euthanasia

"Death is a punishment for some, a gift for others and for many a favor."
Throughout universal history, the concept of euthanasia changed depending
on factors such as the conception of death and life or the level of medicine or
healing of each society. In greek, the word euthanasia means "good death",
which is why in this essay I will talk about why the practice of it is a good option
for cases such as terminal illnesses and others.
I think that euthanasia could really be a relief for the person in question as this
would put an end to their suffering. For many people, the fact of having to fight
an illness becomes a gloomy and full of desolation process, also for their
relatives it can bevery painful for them to see the person in a terminal stage
where they are suffering and even the doctors can not do anything for him or
her.
Currently euthanasia is carried out as a way to help a loved one so that he
does not suffer because of a disease and it is a subject that is very discussed,
mainly on the moral and religious side. Morally we enter into an internal
discussion about whether to kill a person by using euthanasia with just an
injection that will hurt a only for few seconds and then the person will fall
asleep and won’t suffer anymore; or see him dying little by little with
unbearable pain because he has cancer or a similar illness.
It is worth mentioning that being able to freely choose a dignified death as an
individual right is a claim that is considered proper of current societies which
begin from an earthly position when dealing with the problems of death. In
addition, the right to a dignified death has been included among the
fundamental rights, therefore, if a person requests it (euthanasia), they should
provide it.
To continue, euthanasia proposes a more practical option in the case that
there is an existence marked by pain and without possibilities of happiness.
From this perspective, euthanasia is the best option given the pains that are
taken from those who are suffering, the damage to society is reduced and a
"burden" for the family ends.
To conclude, I think that those who oppose may have had the immense luck
of not seeing a relative, a loved one in that situation. They do not realize that
this situation affects both the sick person and his or her immediate
surroundings. Personally I do not see any sense in having a human being
vegetate for years without any kind of hope so that he can return to live by his
own means.