Question

mm do you disagree or agree with this statement give reasons either way

One holds that it is wrong to end a human life because everyone has a moral responsibility to live; the other holds that each person should have autonomy over their own body. Some philosophers believe that suicide is morally improper because life should be valued and suicide implies disobeying our duties to live life. Contrary to this belief, other philosophers believe that we have the right to make any decision concerning our bodies, especially if we want to stop suffering that may be caused by pain or terminal illness. The job of physicians is to decide whether or not to help their patient with their final request, and that is morally debatable. killing ourselves when life bodes ill is wrong. In itself, this does not mean that voluntary euthanasia is wrong, as euthanasia includes the intervention of another person. But if killing yourself is wrong, we may naturally think that killing other people (even for their own benefit or at their request) or getting others to kill you are things about which morality may have something to say. After all, it would appear to be the will to self‐destruction that is problematic, and we may suppose that who executes this will makes little difference.

Answer 1

I agree with the view stated above. The intent and outcome of both, suicide and euthanasia, are similar. They both usually involve a desire to put an end to suffering through death. How death is achieved is different in both cases but as mentioned above, it makes little difference.