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Euthanasia is a moral standard that should be kept. Mercy killing has long been apart of our history, books, and religions. To end one’s life in a fashion that shows compassion to a victim of misfortune – is a mercy killing. Doctors have done this for patients in their last moments of life, to ease the agony that death brings on the body. That is not any different than doing the exact same action at an earlier date in their prolonged suffering. Moreover, mercy killing not only benefits the afflicted patient, but the close friends and family, too. It aids in emotional and financial damage. The emotional strain on both the patient and their loved ones is sometimes too great, and may be prevented. The fact that people would know when and where their loved one is going to die, will shine some light on grim moment. Also, health care is expensive in the United States, especially when there is some one on life support for an extended period of time. This would decrease the cost of money spent on what could be a lost cause for a family. Legal documentation in a will or a writ would prevent anyone from trying to misuse this ethical right of suicide. The use of euthanasia is a right. Freedom is given to all Americans, and freedom governs our rights to practice our own religions, speak our minds clearly, and the right to the pursuit of happiness. It does not state that society must die in pain and agony; nor to let our loved ones pass away in such away that it demoralizes America as we know it. Freedom allows us to have privacy, and death should be a private event. It should not be exploited by the press, or even to let anyone know about the gloomy event. Furthermore, death is a sensitive subject that society and our government should not be able to decide how it should come about. Our government sends people to the front lines knowing that the soldiers have a good chance of dying. So why are average citizens not able to choose their fate of death? Euthanasia would not have...
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