I am a philosopher with opinion of opposing euthanasia, because I define euthanasia as the same meaning of suicide, escaping from living. Choosing euthanasia is escaping from death because they can’t stand enduring pain or exposing their shameful sight. This is no other than a suicide. For any reasons, a society mustn’t affirmative suicide.
And, I don’t think the right of self-determination covers choosing death of their will.
Our existences are connected to other people around us, so you can’t decide your destination of life at your own discretion.
I agree with this. I had a friend whose father had past away when she was young. I wanted her father to think more about his family before killing himself.
返信削除You represented a philosophical argument against euthanasia very well. Part of the problem is that different people define "pain" in various ways. Perhaps the father of Kaito's friend killed himself due to some kind of mental suffering? Would legalized euthanasia allow that as a justifiable reason to end one's life? If euthanasia were allowed, the question would arise, why should one person's pain (which may be great psychological suffering) be evaluated any differently from someone else's pain (which may be caused by some physical illness or disability)? Who would be qualified to make such agonizing decisions? Doctors? Philosophers? A group of concerned citizens?
返信削除All of these are difficult questions to answer, which makes the legalization of euthanasia problematic.
Cheers,
Joseph D.