Is Euthanasia A Assisted Suicide Or Killing Of A Patient...

The biomedical moral issue I decided to research about was euthanasia. Euthanasia is the assisted suicide or killing of a patient with a terminal illness. There are three types of euthanasia: voluntary euthanasia (euthanasia performed with the patient s consent), non-voluntary euthanasia (where the patient is unable to give their informed consent, for example child euthanasia), and involuntary euthanasia (which performed on a patient against their will). Euthanasia is illegal in all states except for Oregon, Vermont, Washington, New Mexico, and Montana. It is legal in the Netherlands and it is becoming increasingly popular so much so that other nations may soon follow suit. However, California is currently trying to lobby to pass a new law so euthanasia can be legal in that state. The idea of euthanasia is the right of a competent person with a terminal illness to avoid excruciating pain and have a timely and dignified death. 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