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Euthanasia -Also called [|mercy killing.]  the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition. What is your opinion Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide and why do you choose this? Information on [|Euthanasia]

Some [|Pros] of Euthanasia are: Tremendous pain and suffering of patients can be saved. The right to die should be a fundamental freedom of each person. Patients can die with dignity rather than have the illness reduce them to a shell of their former selves. Some [|Cons] of Euthanasia: It would violate doctors' Hippocratic oath. It demeans the value of human life. It could open the floodgates to non-critical patient suicides and other abuses. Click the links above to find out more info.