There is no such thing as a mercy killing

By definition, Euthanasia is a cure or treatment, it does speed up the timeliness of death, but in an overwhelming majority of cases, they are terminal illnesses. In the case of such illnesses, the treating physician or doctor must consent with the family or victim. Your initial statement devalues the patient's own consideration, a doctor's obligation is for the betterment of a patient. If one is in chronic pain, the best possibility is in the interest of the patient, if that intention is for suicide then so be it. To say that euthanasia devalues the patient, but then point to the own patient and say that their opinion has no say in the matter is truly hypocritical. The patient's life is not devalued in this case, euthanasia only looks at the wellbeing of the patient, euthanasia does not show that the life is pointless: It ends the "pain" at a faster rate. Consent: permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. The wishes of one can not be devalued no matter the condition. IConsent is usually not made with just the victim but also relatives like family. There also tend to be multiple evaluations. To say that people have not come to terms with their pain is simply false, your statement hints at the possibility of terminal illness to be cured as an absolute. This is simply not the case, Chronic pain is practically guaranteed or almost certain, and is therefore incurable. As for your statement on how people with chronic pain don't want to die, give me a link, please. Pity by definition: the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others. Hate by definition: feel intense or passionate dislike for (someone). So no, hate and pity are practically polar opposites, it is not and can not be similar. There is simply no distinction to make between the two because they are and will never be grouped together. You seemed to have misunderstood my argument which has turned it into a strawman, for such reasoning I will post it again and help you understand:(1) If a person is suffering considerable pain due to an incurable illness, then in some cases that person"s death is in his or her own interest. (2) If a person"s death is in his or her own interest, then committing suicide is also in that person"s own interest. (3) Therefore, if a person is suffering considerable pain due to an incurable illness, then committing suicide is in that person"s own interest. It is in the person's best interest to commit euthanasia. In the case of many euthanized victims, death was guaranteed so to say that it was "final" is a fair statement but one that wouldn't have mattered. Whereas I'd agree with your statement that it is not a solution towards a disease, it is a solution the pain. http://www.life.org.nz... Regarding your argument of not being in the right state of mind, I believe that it is in the best interest of many to have their life in the minds of those who are right-minded. Also, your mentioning of children is indeed a logical fallacy known as the appeal to emotion. It was fun debating, now to make my concluding statement: Euthanasia is not murder, rather it looks for the wellbeing of the patient and takes into consideration the wishes of the being as well as others.