Ethical Arguments Against Euthanasia

Ethics & Euthanasia
Introduction
The Hippocratic Oath states that no doctor of medicine will give deadly medicine to any on if asked, nor suggest any such counsel, this is part of their moral and ethical obligations as trusted medical professional, and is a standard measure of care. Euthanasia in Greek means easy death, and is the act of painlessly killing a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Therefor that reason is why Euthanasia is not an acceptable practice for anyone more less a medical professional. Many people believe that Euthanasia should be legalized to alleviate the pain and suffering of those diagnosed terminally ill, this should never be done, because it will open a gateway for …show more content…
For example, if a person is suffering from a terminal disease and is suffering and will continue to suffer even with treatment decides they do not wish to continue taking treatments since in their opinion their value of life has diminished beyond repair, this would be voluntary passive euthanasia; however, in the same case if the patient requested the Doctor give them medicine that would end their life that would be voluntary active …show more content…
The arguments for social and economic necessity are not acceptable in today’s society, the social argument could incite genocide, and the economic argument reduces human life and happiness to impersonal terms such as financial growth.
The argument for the right to die, would allow anyone that wishes the ability to exercise this right. Since all rights have corresponding duties, if one person has the right to die, another must have the duty to kill them; this act would be morally wrong on the part of the person with the duty to kill, as well as morally wrong for the person requesting to be killed since they are putting someone in the position to make a morally irreprehensible decision.
The final argument is for compassion, this argument is the strongest of the four when brought to light it is difficult to not understand why family members that are having to witness their loved ones suffer would want to end or assist in ending their pain. This motive would be considered pure, since the family is acting in response to the pain, and would be their attempt to ease their loved one’s pain. Even if compassion as a pure motive was achieved, how far can compassion be allowed to override the principles that govern human behavior. It is doubtful that an action that is morally wrong can be appealed by a motive of

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