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Introduction
The question of euthanasia raises serious moral issues, since it implies that active measures will be taken to terminate human life. The definition of “euthanasia” is taken from Keown (1995) with the term mainly refers to a decision that is concerned with direct interventions or withholding of life-prolonging measures and that choice agrees with a person’s own will. Euthanasia can be mainly classified into voluntary and involuntary ones. As involuntary euthanasia is conducted in the absence of an individual’s consent, it is believed to be a kind of murder. While voluntary euthanasia is with the person’s direct consent, it is still highly controversial and is the focus of discussion in this essay.

In fact, euthanasia is allowed in countries like Holland, Switzerland, Belgium, Oregon of the United States (Chesterman, 1998). In June 1995, in response to legislators urging the legalization of euthanasia in Hong Kong like other countries, the Secretary of......

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