Euthanasia should be made a legal procedure because it would end the suffering of many patients in pain, provide people with ultimate control over their lives and lower stress levels among families with dying relatives. Although it may be argued that all forms of life should be respected and never taken away, euthanasia would help relieve thousands of people from their discomfort. Terminally ill patients who know their lives will soon come to an end should have the right to terminate their suffering and die in a controlled and dignified atmosphere with their loved ones surrounding them. Secondly, euthanasia should be legalized to give people the right to total control over their lives. No one should have the power to decide that dying patients with no quality of life must continue to suffer right up until their last breath. Lastly, with euthanasia legalized, life would be made easier for families who are awaiting the death of loved ones. Parents, brothers and sisters should not have to watch loved ones suffer for long periods of time with no hope of recovery. All in all, euthanasia should be a basic human right for patients who are dying because it would relieve them of their pain, grant them control of their own destiny and lower the stress level for the relatives of suffering family members. ...
