Euthanasia is Ethical

"Religious people are, in general, against euthanasia. As an argument offered by Gerald D.Coleman stated: "...suffering is not an absolute human evil. Although suffering is truly an ontological evil to be alleviated whenever possible, it is not of itself a moral evil or without supernatural and human benefits. Some will certainly scoff at this view, but the Christian tradition holds that great good can come out of suffering when this is joined to the suffering of Jesus." My opponent seems to think that human suffering is ethical because Jesus Christ before his death and we are repaying him because he died for our sins, this is not correct, the ethicality of euthanasia is justifiable by self autonomy or the ability of a person to make an informed, un-coerced desicion. Euthanasia is not justifiable by other actions or experiences but by one's choices. "Regardless of the circumstances that any particular individual involves in, it is an irresponsible and therefore deeply troubled behavior that asks for someone to share the burden of death. In some cases, it is not implausible to assume that people whose behaviors lead to the eventual death of others would forever seek the redemptions from the dead. Families and/or physicians who are empathetic about the suffering patients have no moral rights nor moral responsibilities to terminate a person"s life with or without consent of that patients. It is deniable that a person should not be denied the right to die voluntarily, but dying at someone"s hand or with the assistance of others is completely different matter." Active euthanasia is based around the principle of self autonomy or the ability of a person to make an informed, un-coerced decision. In the Swiss program Dignitas, which is an assisted suicide program, patients who chooses to go through with this program undergo a series of steps to make sure they want to follow through with it: The person who wishes to die meets several Dignitas personnel, in addition to an independent doctor, for a private consultation. The independent doctor assesses the evidence provided by the patient and is met on two separate occasions, with a time gap between each of the consultations. Legally admissible proof that the person wishes to die is also created, i.e. a signed affidavit, countersigned by independent witnesses. In cases where a person is physically unable to sign a document, a short video film of the person is made in which they are asked to confirm their identity, that they wish to die, and that their decision is made of their own free will, without any form of coercion. This evidence of informed consent remains private and is preserved only for use in any possible legal dispute. As you can see here, assisted suicide programs are extremely careful in the matter of "Does this person want to die?" They do not meet this with force, and these programs show an unjustifiable principle of making sure this person has a well rounded self autonomy and want to follow through with this decision. In conclusion, active euthanasia is not a matter asking someone else to share the burden of death but is heavily a matter of self autonomy. http://en.wikipedia.org...(assisted_dying_organisation)