Cognitive Impairment Is Wrong
Intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering is legal in some countries and in the process of becoming legalized in others. However, ending a life, or euthanizing an individual with cognitive impairments through non-voluntary euthanasia is a more heavily debated focus that needs to be implemented. Though people have cognitive impairments that range from mild to severe, their symptoms include a broad spectrum of compromised memory, learning, and decision making that affects their everyday life, and more likely than not, those around them. Additionally, the outcome of most diagnoses of those with some form of cognitive impairment is a life of less dignity, whether it be an incurably ill or severely disabled infant, or