Views on euthanasia

I can earnestly say I don't believe that "mercy" killing is a legitimate way of ending someones life. I think the decision of dieing should be left upon the person. Unless they give advance directions on what treatment they wish to receive if they become unconscious. For example the girl who's father committed euthanasia maybe when she said she wouldn't want to be kept alive artificially she said it carelessly or thought no such thing would happen to her.I bet if she knew that she was going to be in a vegetable stage then she would have a vicissitude of thoughts on what she had said. I think the only exception I have for euthanasia is if someone has lived a long life and are in dieing pain and are ready to go then maybe that would be ok but I would still feel morose. I am reluctant to hear some acts of euthanasia such as the father who murdered his family do to loss of job. I think the man should have taken a moment to mollify and find a solution for his trouble.

Mercy Killing

I think George's perspective for killing Lennie was that he felt it was the best thing to do. I think either way Lennie wouldn't have had a good ending because Curley was after him and he would either shoot him or lock him up. I guess George felt there was no better option.

Personally I wouldn't have the heart to do something like that but I do think it was the best thing for him to do. Lennie was too dangerous to be around he couldn't control his strength and didn't know when to stop. He was a nice guy but I think he is better off now.

"The court accepted that before the accident, his daughter had expressed a preference for dying over being kept alive artificially." I think Beppino was only trying to do what his daughter asked for. Being a father I don't think he wished for that. He must have really cared for what she asked for because he went through a ten year legal battle getting it.

"Patients do have a right to refuse treatment, but they are barred from giving advance directions on what treatment they wish to receive if they become unconscious." I agree because you can awake from being unconscious

I agree nor disagree with what Eluana's father did. Well I can understand why he did it but if lets say it was one of my family members I could never ask for lets say their feeding tubes to be removed because I would always have hope for them to awake. Then again that's me.