... ? Even though it is very disputable issue one thing is clear - euthanasia can be ethical only under very specific circumstances. Derek Humphry, the founder of the Hemlock Society and the author of several books on euthanasia, including Jean's Way, Final Exit, and Dying with Dignity, thinks that suicide and therefore certain form ... the definition of life was simple breathing. Also in the scripture there is an indication that it allows us the final act of free will. We are to "choose life that you may live," therefore since death is the ending of life, it is up to us to choose it. Even if...

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... without killing. Those who promote active euthanasia tend to want to eliminate "the problem of suffering by eliminating the sufferer" (qtd. May 662). The idea that life is so easily dispensed of, presents the idea that anyone has the right to bring about death. God is the giver of life and he should be the one to take life away where ideas of active euthanasia are concerned. But ... all do not agree with this philosophy and feel that each individual has the right to ... choose. Here in lies part of the problem with euthanasia. Who has the right to ... ...

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... groups there is overwhelming support for assisted suicide. Organ donation is another reason many people are in favor of assisted suicide. Vital organs can be saved, allowing doctors to save the lives of others. Organ harvesting after assisted suicide is considered and accepted from ethical, legal, and practical viewpoints in countries where physician assisted suicide is legal. Organ donation may increase ... care removes the respect and dignity from the dying. An argument as old as the Hippocratic Oath, and used more often by the general population when asked why one opposes the legalizat...

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