Euthanasia should be legal

Fair enough, almost everything has loopholes, however exploiting these loopholes can be considered illegal, and therefore the person doing so is still breaking the law, something they could do now, if euthanasia is illegal. However I'm sure you brought up good points so we'll get right to that! Extrinsic/Intrinsic I agree with you, even if someone is not "beneficial" to society, they still have a purpose to being alive. However the idea of euthanasia is that it's not someone else's decision to decide your fate - it's your own. Unless you're incapable of communicating your feelings and thoughts, you decide your own fate, nobody is going to kill you because they think you may not be happy, or are not beneficial to society. It's the person's decision if they wish to stay alive or not. If I'm sick, tired of life, don't have friends, and just cannot find anything that makes me happy, we could still argue that my life has purpose. However this is really irrelevant if I don't want it to continue. Your moral perspective on my life is meaningless to me, as I'm the one going through "Hell," and you're the one who just doesn't want to see someone die.Whether or not someone's life has "purpose" is irrelevant, as it's up to that person (and that person alone) to make the decision if they wish to continue their life in agony or not. And as long as it abides by the rules put in place by the government, the organization that would legalize euthanasia, there would be nothing wrong with being put out of their misery.Euthanasia =/= UnnecessaryFirst of all, you have not shown how euthanasia is detrimental to society. You've stated that you consider it to be because life, whether sick or depressed or in a comatose state, is always beneficial to society. However this idea is simply your idea, which I agree with to an extent, as life can be amazing and wonderful and important in society's growth, but for someone to actually be beneficial to society, they have to want to be. Sure, there are heavy antidepressants, pain killers, and other ways to help people, such as meditation sessions, however unfortunately this is all irrelevant if one person doesn't want to be a part of this world anymore. Why are you so hung up on making this person want to be alive? He figures he's better off not being alive and seeing what's on "the other side" instead of hating his existence on Earth.You're the first person who I've seen bring up the medical point, and it is a damn good one, so thanks for opening up a new topic, for me anyway. However having the option to end your life instead of seek treatment isn't going to cause every single sick person to off themselves. Please keep in mind this is just an option - it won't be mandatory to kill yourself if you're not pleased with the current situation. A lot of this boils down to moral values, and if someone wishes to end it all, it's their decision to make... if the laws allow it. The main point relating to the disease aspect is that if doctors wish to continue tests to see if they can cure the disease, they still can, even if the patient is put down. With the medicine we have today, we're able to contain the virus or bacteria or whatever outside of the host's body, so even without a person with the virus, we're still able to conduct tests and research on it.Moral ValuesThis should be irrelevant. If people become less affected by suicide, then good. The way society is evolving is in such a way that moral values should be logically thought out before acting upon them. The death of a loved one will always be upsetting, however if we know they chose this path, and aren't suffering anymore, there should be no logical reason to be upset about it. The people who give up easily are one of two things - and I hate being blunt about it but I kind of have to... 1.) Unproductive to society - they give up at the first sign of hardship, and if they wish to be in a "better" place, they wouldn't have helped society anyway. They're happy and we lost someone who didn't want to help us anyway. Or 2.) They've tried everything they can to be happy and be productive, and it isn't working out. Either an illness has caused them to live in immense pain, or a mental illness or depression has caused them to live feeling absolutely worthless, or like nothing, and they just can't handle the incredible amount of pain or pressure and just overall bad feelings.Keep in mind with your example and others like it, that it wouldn't be euthanasia that caused her death. It would be her own choice. She wants to now, she would want to if euthanasia was legalised. If you say she does bring great joy to her family, I'm sure she would be able to gain their acceptance of her choice if she does decide to end it all. Also, this may be very selfish on our behalf, as we expect the elderly to suffer and dislike their existence simply so we can benefit from their knowledge.Also, judging by how The Netherlands have legalised euthanasia, the elderly wouldn't be able to end it all simply because they're old. There would need to be a lot more going on. LegalitiesAs you can see in The Netherlands, euthanasia is legal and regulated, with several heavy requirements to follow through [1]. The point that stands out for me is #5 - There must be no other reasonable solutions to the problem. This implies that if a "cure" is available, or if it is possible to continue medical research and procedures on the subject, the chance of being accepted for euthanizing is significantly lower. I'm sure we would see similar laws if euthanasia is legalised in North America.I think I've brought up most of what I wanted to say in response to your arguments, so on to you! And thanks for a good first round. [1] http://www.patientsrightscouncil.org...