My view on Euthanasia

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Do I have a similar stance on Euthanasia, as I do on  abortion? Yes, I do. Bodily Autonomy is a right, which means basically any person should be able to do with their own body as they please. But ofcourse it isn't as simple as that. As I stated, I consider myself to be 'pro-life'. When people get the desire to end their life, I wonder why. Are they suffering?  Is there any reason or justification, that I could think of, that would make me think "yes, in that situation, I would not want to live either"? This is difficult and I don't have the answers. 

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What I do know is, when people wish to end their lives, they will find a way to do so. If people commit suicide, they will inadvertedly create the situation where someone, somewhere down the line, will be confronted with their deceased body. This can cause all kinds of stress or trauma for this person. And it is this consequence, that leads me to believe, that there should be a process that will control the situation. 

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In my humble opinion, euthanasia, assisted suicide and suicide should be prevented as much as possible. As there are a multitude of reasons for a person to want to end their life, there will also be other options to adress many of these reasons and perhaps increase the quality of life to a point where they don't wish to end their life. To me, this is something that should be guided by medical professionals. They can offer help in dealing with these issues and offer other solutions than to end ones life. But, there will always be situations, in which ending a life is the more desirable solution, due to suffering. 

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When that is the case, I would also say, this is something that should be guided by medical professionals. Eventhough, this will strain them aswell. Ending a life or assisting a person in ending their own life, I imagine, is very stressful. The processes that should be in place, should make sure the person who wants to be euthanized has this happen in a humane manner and the person aiding or performing this, should be relieved from stress or strain as much as possible. 

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As I did not study ethics nore did I study for any kind of medical profession, I can not offer complete solutions on this matter. All I can say is that, like it or not, ones human rights allow them to have euthanasia performed, which means that processes need to be in place to make this happen in a humane way, for all involved.