One of the main arguments against voluntary euthanasia is a professional issue connected with the taking away of a person"s life by a doctor. As Harper pointed out, "It shouldn't be the job of the doctor, since medical professionals swear an oath to protect life". Indeed, since doctors" or any medical professional"s duty is to maintain or restore human health, they take an oath in order to uphold specific ethical standards. The most famous one is the Hippocratic Oath that is historically taken b...
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Hello, Iannan13, As you said in one of your comments concerning euthanasia, "You legalize Euthanasia, then you give the government the right to kill the sick and elderly." I would like to disagree with you. True, this kind of problem might appear if euthanasia is legalized. Most people are afraid that euthanasia can be used maliciously, as a justification for murder. Despite the fact that the argument against legalization of euthanasia sounds reasonable, especially in Russia, for instance,...
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Hello, Harper As you pointed out in one of your comments concerning euthanasia, "It shouldn't be the job of the doctor, since medical professionals swear an oath to protect life". Indeed, since doctors" or any medical professional"s duty is to maintain or restore human health, they take an oath in order to uphold specific ethical standards. The most famous one is the Hippocratic Oath that is historically taken by physicians. Most people tend to think that the essence of this oath is embraced by...
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