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initial decision not to prolong his agony, active Euthanasia is preferable. & also contrary to humanitarian impulse.
Another case - Eight months after cancer was dignosed. After 6 months doctor had indicated that he would die a painful death in less than 3 months. He wrote after cancer was diagnosed his health deteriorated rapidly he was bed-bound by pain & weakness having been drink only water for six weeks. He felt desparate, isolated, & frightened & at that time he wished, euthanasia to be administered. He knew his death is in evitable out after coming under the care his pain has been relieved completely. His ability to enjoy life restored & fears of an agonizing end allayed. He is still alive to day. His weight & strength have increased since treatment made it possible to eat normally & living full life worth
living.
This case convince that even if voluntary Euthanasia is fundamentally wrong religiously, morally, intellectually.
Two extremes of dying in agony & being killed don't exhaust the possiblelities for sticken patient hope is essential. If confidence is lost, if psychologically you are broken, your mind & heart is broken & it is intolerant. If sympathy hope of friends relative doctors have lost then patient becomes more vulnerable & ask for death.
Today Cancer, AIDS such dangerous diseases can be cured medical science has developed many techniques medicines which can conquer the diseases but it requires confidence, hope for life love, compassion, of relatives, faith of attending doctor, you should not be desperate & have faith pain is never tolerable we should fight with death till last moment. Surrounding atmosphere, environment creates ray of hope in patients life.
There is moral difference between not doing something to assist someone or doing something that causes someone harm even if harm is unintended side effect.
"Allowed to die”, “letting die”, can be relative by slow & painful where as being given lethal injection is relatively quick & painless In U.S. 600 babies born with Down's syndrome some born with only usual padiatric care they will proceed to normal infancy some are born with congenital defects such as intiatinal obstruction that require operation if they are alive sometimes parents & doctors decide not to operate & let the infant die when surgery denied & try to keep the infants from suffering while natural forces sap the babies life watching a salvageable baby die to the most emotionally exhausting experience dehydration & infection wither a tiny baby for hours is terrible ordeal for doctors & staff. This is reason people oppose Euthanasia or favour destroying
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