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Euthanasia is an incredibly complex subject and is discussed frequently throughout the world today. Euthanasia is known as the purposeful ending of one's life by someone else at the request of the person who is being put to death (Robinson 1). The world has many views on euthanasia but there seems to be two main opposing sides. One side believes that a person should have the choice of dying. The other side believes that it is immoral to kill another human being and that there are, in many cases, other alternatives to euthanasia. I believe the second view is stronger because there are more disadvantages than advantages. Euthanasia will destroy trust between doctors and patients, if voluntary euthanasia is legalized eventually non-voluntary euthanasia will be legalized, and because it is a rejection of the importance of human life.
Euthanasia is not a new topic that has just recently been brought up. Debates over this topic have been going on for years. In the late 1930's......

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