Euthanasia Vs. Right to Live
                     Euthanasia Vs Right to Live
Introduction
The word Euthanasia means 
a good death. Today there is 
growing debate over the 
contention, whether people 
possessing similar rights 
such as the 'right to life' and 
also 'right to die'. 
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Divided 
Opinion
There is a divided opinion 
over this issue, as some 
argue that life is to be 
continued in every manner 
possible - be it in a natural or 
artificial one. The rest 
believe that it being a matter 
of individual liberty, all of us 
are entitled to live and end 
our lives as and when we 
deem fit.
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History
According to the historian 
N.D.A Kemp, the origin of the 
contemporary debate on 
euthanasia started in 1870. 
Euthanasia is known to have 
been debated and practiced 
long before that date.
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History Cont.
Euthanasia was practiced in 
Ancient Greece and Rome: 
for example, hemlock was 
employed as a means of 
hastening death on the 
island of Kea, a technique 
also employed in Marseilles.
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Early modern 
period
The term Euthanasia in the 
earlier sense of supporting 
someone as they died was 
used for the first time by 
Francis Bacon (1561-1626). 
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Early modern 
period cont.
In his work, Euthanasia medica, 
he chooses this ancient Greek 
work and, in doing so, 
distinguished between 
Euthanasia interior, the 
preparation of the soul of death, 
and euthanasia exterior, which 
was intended to make the end 
of life easier and painless, in 
exceptional circumstances by 
shortening life.
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Active and 
Passive 
euthanasia
In active euthanasia a person 
directly and deliberately 
causes the patient's death. In 
passive euthanasia they 
don't directly take the 
patient's life, they just allow 
them to die.
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Voluntary 
and 
involuntary 
euthanasia
Voluntary euthanasia occurs at 
the request of the person who 
dies.
Non-voluntary euthanasia 
occurs when the person is 
unconscious or otherwise 
unable to make a meaningful 
choice between living and dying 
and an appropriate person takes 
the decision on their behalf.
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Indirect 
euthanasia
This means providing 
treatment (Usually to reduce 
pain) that has side effect of 
speeding the patient's death.
Since the primary intention is 
not to kill, this is seen by 
some people (but not all) as 
morally acceptable.
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