Euthanasia Persuasive Speech
You’re visiting the hospice for the twenty third day in a row, the bright flickering of the fluorescents and the squeaking of the linoleum floor greet you as you walk in. You are visiting your great grandmother, whose ninety three years old with a broken neck, who is unable to speak or eat. She hasn’t talked to you in several weeks due to the feeding tube and has lost the ability to move. She is a hollow shell of the woman she once was and her bright blue eyes have been fading endlessly every day. Her funny and bubbly attitude has become crushed and every single day as you leave you think to yourself if she should still continue living or not with the way she is. That’s when she’s able to finally talk and whispers “I don’t want to live anymore,”
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And with witnessing several people I know take morphine they have not lived long because of the drug’s side effects. There are some doctors who could even increase the dosage if the drug to increase comfort. However, the way this is played out, this kind of euthanasia is acceptable in society because its main goal is to comfort and lessen the person’s suffering. Unlike the registered nurse, Lesley her emotions about her dying mother had caused her to misjudge her thoughts and actions. Even though Lesley is a registered nurse, it is beyond her right to even increase the dosage of any drug. If the doctor had increased the dosage, then giving her mother that amount would have been considered legal. In that case, she wouldn’t have been charged of overdosing her mother, instead she would’ve been guilty of suffocating her.
Pro-euthanasia argues that each and every person has the right to die. The fundamental debate is the quality of the person’s life. As an example, if a ninety-six year old woman is diagnosed with very severe heart disease and progressive Alzheimer’s disease. Her condition would be considered terminal and she would be more likely to suffer future heart attacks. She could even die within the next few days or weeks.
And with witnessing several people I know take morphine they have not lived long because of the drug’s side effects. There are some doctors who could even increase the dosage if the drug to increase comfort. However, the way this is played out, this kind of euthanasia is acceptable in society because its main goal is to comfort and lessen the person’s suffering. Unlike the registered nurse, Lesley her emotions about her dying mother had caused her to misjudge her thoughts and actions. Even though Lesley is a registered nurse, it is beyond her right to even increase the dosage of any drug. If the doctor had increased the dosage, then giving her mother that amount would have been considered legal. In that case, she wouldn’t have been charged of overdosing her mother, instead she would’ve been guilty of suffocating her.
Pro-euthanasia argues that each and every person has the right to die. The fundamental debate is the quality of the person’s life. As an example, if a ninety-six year old woman is diagnosed with very severe heart disease and progressive Alzheimer’s disease. Her condition would be considered terminal and she would be more likely to suffer future heart attacks. She could even die within the next few days or weeks.