Response Essay of Euthanasia

created by : Syariful Anam Rifa'i

DISAGREE WITH EUTHANASIA

            In the article “Euthanasia an Assisted Suicide, It’s Murder In First Degree”, that written by Autumn Buzzel shosw that active euthanasia is extremely wrong because it’s a kind of murder and shouldn’t be allowed. In line with the writer’s, I disagree with euthanasia for some reasons ; Law of the nation, medical view, religion view and comment from the expert.

            We shouldn’t prevent the practice of euthanasia because the practice of euthanasia is decreasing the value of human life. Those who against euthanasia are realize that the human life is sacre and valued. There are four reasons why people think we shouldn’t kill human beings. First, all human being are to be valued, irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, social status or their potential achievement. Second, human life is a basic good as opposed to an instrumental good, a good in itself rather than as ameans to an end. Third, human life is sacred because it is a gift from God therefore the deliberate taking of human life should be prohibited except in self-defence of others. Last, we are valuable for ourselves (BBC-Ethics-Euthanasia,2009)

             If the practice of euthanasia is still continue, so what is the fumction of doctor ? A doctor is a person that heal someone ill. If many doctors are still practicing euthanasia, we will never trust doctors anymore to heal us even we have a terminal ill. dr. Peter Sounders, campaigns director of the Care Not Killing alliance that had galvanised support against a euthanasia law, said : “This debate showed that a clear majority of doctors are opposed to a change in the law. What we now have to do is to understand what such care can offer an that if a law came in, how vulnerable patients might feel under pressure to request an end to life.”(nzherald.co.nz) The practice of euthanasia shul be prohibite because it is almost the same with killing someone or assiste suicide. Overally, killing someone is always a false thing according religion view an law view.euthanasia is against the law in the United Kingdom (UK) where it is illegal to help anyone kill themselves. Voluntary euthanasia or assited suicide can lead to imprisonment of up to fourteen years. (BBC-Ethics of euthanasia,2009)

             Eventhough we hardly and clearly oppositing the pracrice of euthanasia and assiste suicide, there are many people that still agree with euthanasia. Those who pro with euthanasia say, “There is huge difference between killing people who ask for death under appropriate circumtances, and killing people without their permission.” They think that euthanasia is legal and it is not kind of crime. Even though euthanasia is done by permission from the victim, that is still a form of killing someone, and ending someone life. That kind of thing is clearly illegal. In indonesia, that thing break the law. According the laws in section 345 is mentioned : “Any person who intentionally induce others to commit suicide, to help him in the act or to give him the means to it, shall be punished by imprisonment of four years, if the person is so commited suicide.” (hukumkes.wordpress.com,2008). In the religion view, the euthanasia and kind of that are prohibited. In islam, the age of someone had been choosed by Allah and there is no one should disturb that. Allah decides how long each of us will live. In Qur’an at chapter 16 verse 61 mentioned, “When their time comes they cannot delay it for a single hour nor can they bring it forward by a single hour.” (BBC-Religion-Islam,2009) Euthanasia and suicide are not included among the reasons allowed for killing in islam. “Do not take life, which Allah made sacred, other than in the course of justice”, that mentioned in Qur’an 17:33. (BBC-Religion-Islam,2009) So, any kind of euthanasia is not allowed from religion view.

                In conclusion, euthanasia and assisted suicide is should be avoided whatever the reasons, because it decrease the value of human life. However, the human life is sacred and valued, we haave to protect this value.

 

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Unknown Author. " Allah decides how long each of us will live". 2009. [Online]. Euthanasia and Suicide at BBC.co.uk. Date of download: April 04, 2012 at 3:32 AM. Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/euthanasia/religion/religion.shtml