Right to Die

The word "euthanasia" comes from Greek, and translating it means good "death". Today, it is an act of ending others' lives according to their demands in order to minimize their pain. There is much debate about whether this is legitimate, and the moral meaning behind this choice. If you have the right to live, do you also have the right to choose the path of your death? Support for euthanasia dates back to the ancient Greek and Roman cultures of the 16th century. Today, only 42% of Americans support euthanasia, 22% are uncertain (Ertelt, 2010).

We have no right to death. Rights are moral claims. We have no requirement for death; on the contrary, we need us to die! Some people think that "the right to die" is in parallel with "the right to life". In fact, they are the opposite. "Right to life" is based on the fact that life is a property we do not own (we can freely buy, sell or transfer or destroy it) is an unavoidable right . It can not be robbed by others or yourself. Instead, "right to die" is based on what we consider life to be "what we have", and when it no longer meets our satisfaction we may throw it away. The idea of ​​"the right of death" is that there is a "life without value in life". But for Christians life itself is worth it. It is not because it meets certain criteria established by us and others.

The moral problem is whether the right of death can coexist with the right of life. Some people think that the right of life is impossible to transfer, they can not give up and therefore may not be compatible with the right to die. In bioethics, there is discussion as to whether the right of death is universal and applies only to certain situations (such as end stage illness) or existence. It is also pointed out that "life right" is not synonymous with "life obligation". From this point of view, the right of life can coexist with the right to die.