Argumentative Essay On Euthanasia

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The Living Dead
Anuja Suhasini Bajaj

“And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep”
Robert Frost

The fight to sleep. I quote Robert Frost, for a simple reason – there is lot left to accomplish and fight for in order to bring about the much argued question on the right to ask for permanent tranquil – death.
For quite some time now, the debate on the need for Euthanasia has gained momentum for a brief period and eventually deteriorated. On 16th of July 2014, The Supreme Court of India, once again, opened doors for elaborate discussions on the issue of Euthanasia. The bench led by Chief Justice RM Lodha, Justice J.Chelameshwar, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice AK Sikri issued a notice on a plea filed with it, urging further discussion and debate on Euthanasia, as there exists no formal judicial judgment on the same.
Although the issue has reignited hopes for many, it has found counter balance with lawmakers who are against it and oppose the idea claiming it to be a form of 'suicide', which is punishable under section 305 and 306 of the IPC.
Before going ahead on this issue, it is desirable here to first be introduced with this terminology.
"Causing the death of a person, who is in a permanent vegetative state with no …show more content…
In India, where economic standard is quite low, families of most patients in vegetative state cannot afford the medical expenses and bills for years. This is a fact, and in no way a shameful one. Is it morally right to hold on, when in a way, we are just wasting time and resources on a situation that will not improve? If the patient demands euthanasia, why not do it if we cannot end the huge amount of money wasted on a treatment that won’t help. Wouldn't it end the much suffered misery of the patient as well as his family's? In the case of Aruna Shanbhug, she lies virtually blind, disabled and brain dead for 41 years
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