EUTHANASIA
The term ‘Euthanasia’ comes from the Greek word for ‘easy death’. ... Formally called ‘mercy killing’, euthanasia is the act of purposely making or helping someone die, instead of allowing nature to take its course. Basically euthanasia means killing in the name of compassion. ... Should euthanasia be legalized? ... Euthanasia should be a legal option for terminally ill persons; but the use of euthanasia should be controlled and restricted. The first reason why euthanasia should be legalized is patients have no chance of recovery. ... But in Morocco, like all the Muslim countries the use of euthanasia is prohibited by the religion. ... But, even if I am for the euthanasia I think that the use of euthanasia should be controlled and restricted. ... There are many different types of euthanasia; voluntary euthanasia describes the situation where a person request assistance to help to end their life, involuntary euthanasia describes an act performed without consent-although the person is capable of expressing his wishes, and non-voluntary euthanasia describes the act where the persons is unable to communicate his wishes, as a result of being in coma for example. ... The use of involuntary euthanasia should not be legalized, as it is the case in Japan. ... The second reason why the use of euthanasia should be restricted is because a risk of killing non-terminally ill people. The use of euthanasia by doctors should be controlled. ... Voluntary euthanasia legislation makes doctors less accountable, and gives them more power. Patients generally decide in favor of euthanasia on the basis of information given to them by doctors: information about their diagnosis, treatments available and anticipated degree of future suffering. ... Safeguard would have to be put in place if euthanasia were to be legalized, these would make sure that assisting in committing suicide would only be given to people with terminally illnesses, who feel that their life is not worth living, who repeatedly ask for assistance in committing suicide, and who are of sound mind and not depressed.