Euthanasia should be legalized internationally when approved by a trained medical professional

I can simply put an end to this debate by saying its not or should be a medical professional who decides weather or not euthanasia should be legal or not, because speaking in government terms, illegal or legal is decided by the government, as it is a law which is suppose to be decided by the government. I never said "why not a member of the government that evaluates each case," when you say member, you're speaking on an individual decision which of course, I do not support. Plus why would I say, a member of the government should approve it first, when they are in Washington and the doctors are far away. It's like you saying that I propose that once each case is at the hospital, they should call a member of the government to approve it first, that will create long bureaucratic process, which I do not favor. I brought that point up because you said "approve by a medical professional to be legalize." An individual does not make the decision of weather or not something is legal or illegal, it is the government. I said why can't it be approve by the government, because after all they have to approves law and decide what is legal or illegal. Since it's a law, the government is the one that is suppose to reform it; so if the government does choose to make it legal, than an individual should chooses or not weather they want to exercise that right. That's what I was trying to put it, not that each case should be heard by a government member before approving it. So are you saying that once something doesn't work, or don't still seem to work, means we should give up? Why do you believe it's the doctor that should have a say in "finally allowing the patient to end their life with the help of another person"? That does not seem to wrap around my head. So it is a doctor who have a say in weather it is now time to kill myself after evaluating my condition? What can't he tells me of my condition after evaluating it, and than ask me weather I want euthanasia or not? Instead of he/she deciding. You're trying to correct me on what you yourself have first pointed out. In the beginnning you define it as..."Assisted suicide is to be defined as 'the act of accomplishing suicide with the aid of another person.' and than went on to say "However, I see no reason as to why, when it has been checked by a medical professional and deemed as acceptable under the circumstances by the same medical professional, it should not be legalized. This, I feel, would negate at least most of the controversies of the debate, as well as negate the arguments that are commonly used to combat the view that euthanasia should be internationally legalised." By reading this my understanding is that euthanasia is defined by what you previously said, considering you used the word "however" as to imply that euthanasia is "the act of accomplishing suicide with the aid of anther person" and than going on to say "if it is checked by a medical professional and deemed "acceptable" under the circumstances by the same medical professional, it should not be legalized." I did not attempt to claim that suicide and assisted suicide are the same thing, I'm actually right in saying because synonym is defined as "words having the same meaning." So yes assisted suicide, is suicide. It's just that euthanasia, people find a means to justify their suicide, with the help of another individual. Actually, there will be a need for young people to consider euthanasia if they deem it necessary, as it is not a medical professional who tells them weather or not they qualify. Bullying: "Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use," Those negative outcomes such as mental health and substance use could lead to painful diseases, so yes I should worry about young people considering euthanasia in order to stop their suffering at the hands of bullying. My "penultimate paragraph" is on the subject of the debate. Because this has to do with life, and its about trying to make their condition better for them. We could help make their life better through medical research of their painful disease, if they allow it, as they are allowing doctors to do other works on them. There are those with diseases in developing countries and even in developed countries, who forge forward in hope of a better tomorrow, and while their problem will not be over quick, it will somehow get better. I have seen people like that personally, who do not simply give up on their life just because things are hard. How would I wish to spend my last moments? Thanks for asking that question. I rather live it while still being able to see my love ones, I rather live it to be able to see them smile, laugh, and cry, I rather live it so they could be able to tell me they love me or read little note cards to me, I rather live it to be able to see them run out of the house to play, or bring friends over, despite the fact I cannot communicate with them and going through unbearable pains that may cause me to be angry, but they being my family and knowing of my condition will understand. I rather spend my last moments like that until death comes and take me away. What will I be teaching them if I give up on myself...or I just certainly decides because of this, I will take the easy way out, and forget about them. How would you spend your last moments considering that you still got little nephew, and nieces, and brothers, and sisters, and friends? How would you? This is also about social groups. It could be about a simple disease that could have been treated if the person could afford it, but because they can't that person will go through the pain, until it gets worse, and than their only option is what you're proposing. This explains it betters: "It must be recognized that assisted suicide and euthanasia will be practiced through the prism of social inequality and prejudice that characterizes the delivery of services in all segments of society, including health care. Those who will be most vulnerable to abuse, error, or indifference are the poor, minorities, and those who are least educated and least empowered. This risk does not reflect a judgment that physicians are more prejudiced or influenced by race and class than the rest of society - only that they are not exempt from the prejudices manifest in other areas of our collective life. While our society aspires to eradicate discrimination and the most punishing effects of poverty in employment practices, housing, education, and law enforcement, we consistently fall short of our goals. The costs of this failure with assisted suicide and euthanasia would be extreme. Nor is there any reason to believe that the practices, whatever safeguards are erected, will be unaffected by the broader social and medical context in which they will be operating. This assumption is naive and unsupportable." "When Death Is Sought: Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Medical Context," newyorkhealth.gov 1994 I look forward to my opponent reply. http://www.stopbullying.gov... http://thesaurus.com...