Euthanasia speech

Here is a man unable to walk, unable to see, and can barely breathe let alone speak. He is in such unbearable pain that he can’t even cry. This is a real situation for many, many people. Would you like to help these people? How? The answer is euthanasia. So what is euthanasia? Euthanasia is the act of putting a person or animal suffering from an incurable condition to death painlessly. It is also called mercy killing and it simply means a painless death.

I would like to tell you a little about the people suffering right now, the people who are not allowed to be euthanized.

The final stages of a person suffering are often treated by increasing the dosage of pain-killers such as morphine & heroin & also by giving sedatives which induce sleep which eventually may take the person into coma. This is known as 'terminal sedation' & in most cases the patient takes no part in the decision to use it. I believe this is as bad as forcing someone to take drugs. These people know that death is going to come there way now or later, then why not end it painlessly now instead of suffering for a long time and then passing away?

These people should be able to make their own choices and have control over their own lives. First of all, deciding if you want to be alive or not is a personal decision. No one should have the power to decide if you want to live or not. If the government can give us liberty to decide our job, our family, our religion, and even our sex preference, why should they not give us the right to decide if we want to live or not? Should people be forced to stay alive? No. Care for the dying has improved a lot in recent years, but medical technology has also enabled life to be extended even when the person is past being able to enjoy it. We believe that we should be able to ask for help when we feel we have suffered enough.

I respect the people belief in religion but many people justify their claim that euthanasia is wrong. Through their religion or faith.  People have claimed that euthanasia is "considered as a rejection of God's loving plan". Others claim "we are obligated to accept life gratefully and preserve it for His honor and the salvation of our souls". These very religious people try to use their beliefs to forbid anyone else from practicing or supporting euthanasia.  However, do we not live in a country established to protect individual rights and freedoms?  The present law is based on traditional beliefs, which are no longer held by many & should not be imposed on those who do not share them.

Lets talk about euthanasia in numbers! According to statisticbrain.com 54% percent of medical practitioners support Euthanasia. 86% Percent of public supports euthanasia, 81% of the public was known to think that a person suffering unbearably from a terminal illness should be allowed by law to have medical help to die if that is what he or she wants in the National Opinion Poll 2002 and Only 4 out of 196 countries have legalized euthanasia. This doesn’t make sense to me…. If people support euthanasia then why doesn’t things change.

 Several people are suffering as we speak right now! Wont you get them out of their misery? I urge you to Put yourself in their shoes for a moment! Do you think we should let them face such worthless and pitiable lives?