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Week 2: Article Evaluation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_euthanasia

My topic for week 2 is Voluntary Euthanasia, for those who aren’t sure what it is. It’s the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. The (Wikipedia: Voluntary Euthanasia, n.d.) starts by giving the definition, so the reader knows what it stands for, the article also mentions the commonly used abbreviations, it also has a link to those abbreviations which talk about how they may differ from voluntary euthanasia. Some of the more popular abbreviations are; VE- voluntary euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide (PAS). The article mentions where the practice of euthanasia is legal. Next is the history of the practice of euthanasia, the practice first started around 400 and 300 bc. The Greeks and Romans generally did not believe in the need to preserve life. In the 14th century, the English made any kind of suicide illegal. The earliest known euthanasia in the United States was in 1828. The first country to legalize euthanasia was Switzerland in 1937. Voluntary euthanasia is legal in Belgium, Colombia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Canada. In the United States, there have been many legal battles for patients trying to get voluntary euthanasia. Currently only Oregon and Washington states have the right to voluntary euthanasia, with restrictions. Most Asia country still considers euthanasia a felony which can lead to jail time. The article also has a great argument for and against. The best for the article makes is “the pain and suffering a person feels during a disease, even with pain relievers can be incomprehensible to a person who has not gone through it”. The best arguments against are that if you let voluntary euthanasia be legal, involuntary euthanasia will also be a thing. Especially for the poor who must choose between a very expensive treatment which he or she can’t afford or family who may experience financial burden because of treatment would choose euthanasia over debt. The article also goes into medical ethics, how doctors vow to help cure, to assist a patient during a daises battle and not to kill them. The religion which I believe would have the most to say about voluntary euthanasia, the article does lack a lot when it comes to the religious views, which could be due to churches not wanting to be on a spotlight of a controversial topic. Protocols of how to do legal euthanasia. The most common ways are injections and euthanasia by machines, Sarco device (Wikipedia: Sarco Device, n.d.) is a small capsule which you would release nitrogen in the body. Overall the article does a great job in being bios about the topic, it focuses on informing the reader about the topic.

Works Cited 1.Wikepedia: Voluntary Euthanasia. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wikepedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_euthanasia (Wikipedia: Sarco Device, n.d.)