Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Euthanasia- A murder or saviour?

               Euthanasia - KILLING or CARING ?





"Euthanasia" a word that always excites me and makes me more inquisitive . If you ask my viewpoints on this topic that whether or not it should be legalised I will give you a diplomatic answer by saying may or may not. My answer will be dependent on intensity of the case.

Talking about my personal experience that forced me to admit that euthanasia should be legalised is as follows:

There lived an old lady just next to my place, in India. She lives with her son and daughter in law. She was completely perfect in the morning. She slept well, had her medicines, there was nurse appointed for her, who took care of her and used to clean her everyday. Her condition was not fine but was bearable till 2 months. After the death of her husband, that is after 2 months her health deteriorated and living became miserable every passing day. She was shifted to a room, where her hands and legs were tied and her room remained locked. That day everything went perfectly alright, but in the night I heard horrible noises of that lady who was in a lot of pain. She kept screaming in pain and her pain was pretty much expressive in her voice. A few days back I came to know from my parents that the lady had died. She died a natural death though.

So, if on human grounds I have to take a decision, I would rather say LET HER DIE. But talking on legal grounds and looking at fundamental rights " EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE" contrary to this 
"A PEACEFUL DEATH IS EVERYBODY'S RIGHT"



So, euthanasia should be legalised only in cases where there is no other way out to cure the patient and if the patient cannot be relieved of the pain, and should be legalised in cases where there is no alternative other than DEATH. 

Talking about animal euthanasia I would say the same thing. Animals should be euthanised in cases where there is no alternative left. Euthanising an animal just because they are homeless and unwanted is inhumane.

No doubt doctors are considered as second God . But at the same time they have no right to kill without trying their best. They have no right to take away someone's RIGHT TO LIVE. Only in exceptional cases where death is the best possible option doctors can chose to take life support systems off so that the diseased won't have to suffer further more. But other than such cases doctors have no right on mercy killing. 
Laws on euthanasia or mercy killing are not that strong enough, only in rarest of rare cases court accepts the Plea of mercy killing.




So , I would rather say NO to EUTHANASIA and justify my point by saying that THIS LIFE IS ONLY ONCE GRANTED, LIVE TO THE FULLEST, IT'S WORTH LIVING AND PRECIOUS THOUGH.




It's very well said :
"Life is not a bed of roses .It is undergrowth of thorns, roses smell delicious while thorns pricks like scythe of lawns"


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