Although certain human right groups and religious organisations may raise object

ions to the legalisation of mercy killing, from a practical point of view it has
enormous benefits for the critically ill patients who have no hope of coming ba
ck to normal life.
In the first place, legalisation of euthanasia can save the expenditure involved
in sustaining lives of many terminally ill patients, who just live with the hel
p of sophisticated medical equipments like ventilators. It is unreasonable to sp
end huge amounts of money on medicines, medical personnel and equipments, since
such people are unlikely to recover. Governments in many orthodox Muslim countri
es spend millions of dinars for sustaining the lives of patients in vegetative s
tate, because their religious law prohibits euthanasia. In fact, the money waste
d for this purpose can be used for treating other patients who can be brought ba
ck to a healthy life.
Again, in certain extreme cases, it can also be end the hardships and excruciati
ng physical and mental agony of patients who are in the last stages of certain c
ritical illnesses like cancer. Since the law does not allow mercy killing, the l
ast few days are often a trying time for both the patients and their close relat
ives and friends. Legalisation of this practice can definitely give these patien
ts a peaceful end through a clinically assisted death.
On the other hand, there are arguments that there could be incidents of illegal
elements misusing this law for their personal advantage. Strict laws and proper
surveillance can definitely prevent the occurrence of crimes related to this iss
ue. Religious people who object to the legalisation of mercy killing or moral gr
ounds should consider the practical difficulties involved in preserving a life i
n vegetative state.
If proper guidelines are put forward by the authorities, to determine the validi
ty of a legal euthanasia, it will prove to be a great blessing for many patients
who survive just because of a life-sustaining equipment attached to their body.

The legalization of euthanasia or mercy killing to end suffering painlessly has

been one of the heated discussions in many countries around the word. Many termi
nally-ill patients do not have a possibility to recover, but the laws do not all
ow doctors to end their lives. In my opinion, the governments should legalize eu
thanasia for a number of reasons.
The primary reason is legalizing euthanasia helps the patients alleviate their p
ain, suffering, and depression. Individuals have the liberty right, which includ
es the right of owing their death. For instance, the patients who have some terr
ible disease must be trapped with hospital bed with miserable pain each day. The
y do not want to endure it, but instead, they wish to assuage it. It is clear th
at patients decision to ask for a cessation in treatment, reflecting their own pr
eference for death rather than for a continuation of discomfort or suffering. Th
erefore, that individual s decision should be carried out because they have that r
ight to their own personal decisions, which is only one of many reasons why euth
anasia should be legalized.
Another reason is the mercy killing can reduce inconveniences, emotional and phy
sical burdens, and drawbacks imposed on family members, relatives, and friends o
f patients. Apart from the miserable pain that the patients suffer, the trauma a
nd the emotional havoc their relatives go through is also immense. Besides, thei
r family members may be sensitive to the costs accumulating during terminal care
. Consequently, patients may feel guilty in this entire ordeal, may even become

more severely ill. Obviously, the patients will not need to worry about their fa
mily and their pain anymore once euthanasia is performed.
Like any other issue, there are opposing viewpoints regarding the legalization o
f euthanasia. Pro-lifers, people who are against euthanasia, consider that eutha
nasia violate the right to life. Furthermore, religious opponents disagree becau
se they believe that the right to decide when a person dies belongs to God. Howe
ver, we should recognize that suffering is an inevitable part of life and our ta
sk is to understand and grow from suffering, cannot evade it. In fact, if you pu
t yourself in their shoes, would you want to die? Chances are, you would compreh
end what feelings of depressing pain are and what they hope at that time.
In conclusion, euthanasia should be permitted for the individual liberty and gen
eral benefits of society. Although objections to euthanasia still remain legaliz
ation of this mercy killing is morally acceptable.