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Euthanasia: The Right to Die

Euthanasia is a very controversial topic. People argue as to whether or not a
person who is terminally ill, or handicap, should have the right or not to ask
their doctor, or relatives to die by euthanasia. People say that dying by
euthanasia is to die with dignity, instead of living an artificial life on
respirators and other life support machines. My personal feelings on this topic
is one of the minority. If a person is terminally ill, and there is nothing
anyone can do for them, why should they have to suffer? Not only do they suffer
but their family does also. They will watch as their condition gets worse, and
then the vision in their head of the loved one who has finally died many months
after they were diagnose as terminally ill, is a memory of a person lying there
helpless, not able to feed themselves, get out of bed, or talk to you.

One notable euthanasia case would be Sue Rodrigous. She had a disease known as
Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS,......

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