Euthanasia YES

Thank you, highway2hell, once again for your reply! Your argument that one may not experience these objective goods is a valid one. However, many times in life there are times when we cannot see the purpose behind our suffering, and believe it is all for not, but more often than not this purpose is revealed later on in life. For example, a high school student may be bogged down with homework, numerous projects, and seemingly impossible tests, and they think "I cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel, and all of this work is meaningless". As time goes on, and the student becomes an adult they see that they did indeed get something out of all that suffering. They built character. They pushed through the hard times, and came out alive and more knowledgeable. Another tough but applicable example is the loss of a loved one, especially an unexpected or premature loss. We often think "Why her/him?", or "(S)he was such a good person and so young". These are valid questions that sometimes are not answered for a very long time. ( In the religious world...the purpose of suffering is sometimes not revealed until after we die in the eternal life of Heaven revealed by God). In some cases, we will never understand the reason for our suffering on earth because it could inspire or affect another person without our knowledge. This is a beautiful gift that we can give to others. Your next argument, "What if my quality of life is so diminished that it places a financial burden on my family and an emotional burden on me"?, is one many people today consider and take into account when making such decisions regarding treatment and life support. Do not put a price on yourself. Do not say if the finances amount to X amount of dollars, then I will kill myself and get myself out of the way. You are priceless, and a financial burden should not cause you to kill/euthanize yourself. When considering an expensive treatment/procedure/life support, it is, however, acceptable to refuse burdensome, dangerous, extraordinary, or disproportionate treatments/procedures/life support, but you may NOT kill yourself to avoid such financial burdens. You may refuse an extraordinary treatment, and die a natural death. The human person is the single most extraordinary species on this earth, and should not have a price set on them. It is morally and ethically wrong to take your life under such conditions. If you have more questions on ordinary and extraordinary means, this website has a good explanation. ( https://www.ewtn.com... ) I know it is a Catholic website, but Catholics base their teachings on Natural Law and truth. I am sorry I cannot go into this in detail because I only have 5,000 characters left and have more questions/arguments to answer/respond to. The quality of life is an interesting and important topic to discuss because many people consider it the life determining factor of life. A typical reason one may consider euthanasia is that one's quality of life is low or not up to par. This is a terrible way to determine the worth of one's life. There are hundreds of thousands of impoverished people in this world , who could very easily take a look at their life and decide that it is not worth living, but they have hope. They know that there is a reason to live. Sometimes it is extremely hard to find that hope or believe there is a reason to live, but it is there nonetheless. A beautiful example of some people showing the world that society's standard for the quality of life does not need to be the standard in which one lives is a father-son duo, the Hoyt team, who compete in triathlons even though the son is disabled. This link will show you a piece of their wonderful story. ( ) Suffering is unfortunately the reason so many people take their lives by suicide, but we must know and understand that suffering is not the ultimate evil in this world. We can receive many blessings and goods from suffering, or inspire others to do great things. Our lives are priceless, and our human dignity is inherent and unrivaled. These are just a few of the reasons why euthanasia is so wrong. We are all worth our time on earth, and we should uphold the dignity of others to let them know this. The beautiful phrase, "Love conquers all", should be taken in consideration when making any decisions in life. Suffering can be conquered by the love of ourselves, and of others. Thank you again, highway2hell, MannahfromHeaven