Is euthanasia ever justified

Answer 1

A moral issue like this has many possible answers--I'd say it should be IF it is used appropriately, such as if an animal or human is in great pain and will inevitably die anyway, that way they are not suffering.

Answer 2

euthanasia was practiced in 400 B.C. why it was practiced? well, people didn't want to go through the pain adn suffering, so they have a doctor inject needles in them so they die and get the pain over with. This is called passive euthansia. Or they get an relative to help and they kill them anyway mostly in unharmful way (not forcefully like homocides) you wouldn't want to kill your own relative even if they were suffering (this is called active euthanasia.)

Answer 3

A very debatable and controversial topic, but Euthanasia is starting to be more and more acceptable in various countries. In cases where the person is in extreme pain and or incurable disease and they have given their consent to be "Euthanised" it is gaining acceptability in various places == Euthanasia is unconscionable, a moral evil according to Catholic Morals. Suffering and the care of those who are suffering is considered meritorious and an opportunity to administer both the corporal and spiritual acts of mercy. Euthanasia is thus never justified.

Answer 4

If it were, where would you draw the line for deciding who should be killed? ...who would be given that power of choosing life and death for another? That is one of those 'slippery slope' questions. Once you start down the path you can't stop. If its application were limited to politicians who promote it, that might be acceptable to some. Answer:

Like any personal and personally moral issue circumstances alter every case. Coming down with a flat "no" or a compulsory "75 and out" rule does not reflect the real world.

The option of euthanasia (out in the open) would prevent folks from having to hide their activities. Presently patients who need euthanasia are allowed to starve to death etc. so the euthanasia goes "unnoticed". Like any medical treatment it should have adequate oversight controls. Having a ban on euthanasia would be similar to having bans on blood transfusions, Birth Control, medication for "undesirable" people - all based on moral principles and precepts that not everyone agrees with.

Answer 5

No, I am a pro-life vegetarian, therefore against unfair death in all ways.

Answer 6

should euthanasia be practiced