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Academic Discourse
Year : 2012, Volume : 1, Issue : 1
First page : ( 62) Last page : ( 69)
Print ISSN : 2278-3296.

Debate on Euthanasia

Kumar Navin

Legal Associate and LL. M. Student, Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Haryana)

Online published on 18 June, 2014.

Abstract

The euthanasia is one of the most debated issues in the world. The main focus of the debate has been weather euthanasia should be legalized or not. Euthanasia generally means a mercy killing. Contrary views and arguments exist in this regard. The present paper is a moderate attempt to examine these contrary arguments. The paper concludes with the observations that debate on euthanasia is still grappled with dilemma. This debate is continuing one as some people are of the view that the life is sacred and no one has got the right to end it whereas others say that life belongs to oneself so each person has got the right to decide what he or she wants to do with it even if it amounts to dying.

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Keywords

Euthanasia, Physician assisted dying, Active and Passive Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, Medical Practitioner, Vegetative Stage, Ethical Dilemma, Intentional Killing.

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