Mercy Killing Research Paper

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Some people believe that mercy killing is not justifiable, while others argue against this…….

* In earth every human being has the inherent right to live.
The right to live is the most significant and basic need of all human.”.The word euthanasia (mercy killing) means
"good death." it originate from greek words "eu" and "thanatos . . We fight the forces of nature to stay youthful, healthy, and, to the greatest degree possible, immortal. Our crusaders, the physicians, arm themselves with shiny modern machinery and powerful drugs to repel the enemy for as long as possible. Meanwhile, we remove the dying from the flow of everyday life and confine them to institutions. As recently as 50 years ago, the majority of people died at
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In a remarkably short time, they have had great success around the world.

* But instead of these lots of people believe that Euthanasia is not justifiable.becouse they say that life is a gift of god and no one has the right to take life from people. With the rise of Christianity and through the middle ages, suicide was denounced. Harsh religious and civil penalties were imposed against the body and property of the deceased. Christianity viewed that it was not an individual's privilege to decide how or when to die. That right was reserved for the will of God. With the advent of the Renaissance came the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman thought, as well as resurgence in scientific, empirical investigation. There was also an increased interest in facilitating a comfortable and easy death. This led to greater flexibility in thought relating to suicide, although this was primarily confined to philosophical writings.futher more Euthanasia requires a second person's involvement. In this case it called mercy killings, one person acts for the benefit of another. Many people think that, except for self-defense and a few other cases, it is a grave wrong to cause the foreseeable death of another human being..actually Euthanasia, as an ethical problem, focuses on whether and, if so, when killing another person can be excused or justified on the grounds that it benefits the person killed. Except in some