STATEMENT OF TOPIC

EUTHANASIA-Right to die or Right to

Life?

WHAT EXACTLY EUTHANASIA IS? Greek term meaning ‘Good Death’ intentionally ending a life in order to

relieve pain and suffering.

CLASSIFICATION 1.Voluntary Euthanasia

2.Non Voluntary Euthanasia

3.Involuntary Euthansasia

4 Active Euthanasia

5.Passive Euthanasia

VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA Euthanasia conducted with the consent

of the patient is termed voluntary euthanasia.

INVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA

Involuntary euthanasia occurs when euthanasia is performed on a person who is able to provide informed consent, but does not, either because they do not choose to die, or because they were not asked.

NON VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA

Euthanasia where the explicit consent of the individual concerned is unavailable.

Non-voluntary euthanasia is illegal in all countries in the world, although it is practised in the Netherlands on infants.

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA Active euthanasia entails the use of

lethal substances or forces, such as administering a lethal injection,overdose of fatal medicines

Protesters call it MURDER..!!!!!!!

PASSIVE EUTHANASIA Passive euthanasia entails the

withholding of common treatments, such as antibiotics, necessary for the continuance of life.

ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR 1) painless death

2) Speedy termination of physical and emotional suffering.

3) saves family's money

4) organs can be put to good use

5) Relieve mental suffering for the patient and his relatives.

ARGUMENTS IN AGAINST demeans the sanctify of life,it is muder

and its only God who can take away human life.

It destroys life which has potential that is yet unknown to the patient,doctor or the family members.

It discourages scientists who are looking for a cure for incurable ailments.

INCIDENTS FROM HISTORY "Father of Medicine' Greek

physician Hippocrates was against it.

Was supported by Socrates and Plato Italian poet Pierre-Georgio Welby

who suffered from muscular dystrophy for a decade until on his repeated requests his anesthetist friend ‘killed’ him with an overdose of sedative.

THE BIG QUESTION??????

LEGAL STATUS

MY TAKE It can be followed but in extremely rare

cases,stringent rules and caution to be followed.

A THOUGHT WORTH PONDERING

ADD LIFE TO YEARS NOT YEARS TO LIFE