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"EUTHANASIA"

-is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering- (Wikipedia)

I'm going to write about this not-allowed practice because I don't understand the people that is against this, because in my opinion every person has to be autorized to choose the way to live his life, and, absolutely, to choose ending voluntarily.

Normally, the reason to resort to the euthanasia is the terrible pain that suffer a person because of illness, an accident,...that argues that the death is better than live.

The euthanasia can be ACTIVE or PASSIVE:
      -ACTIVE: there is an "act" that causes ptient's death. For example, when you give the person an overdose of pain-killers.

      -PASSIVE: the death is caused by an omission. There are 2 types of passive euthanasia:
                       *withdrawing threatment-> normally switching off a machine that keeps a person alive
                       *withholding threatment-> not carriying out the surgery that will extend the person's life

The euthanasia can also be VOLUNTARY or INVOLUNTARY:
     -VOLUNTARY: the request of the person who will die
     -INVOLUNTARY: this includes for example childs that is mentally able to make this decision but in the law is not old enough to take it, so the parents or the tutors must take the decision. It's an involuntary euthanasia algo a murder that is realized for the benefit for the person that dies.

NEWS

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31678981

CHILEAN GIRL APPEALS TO PRESIDENT TO BE ALLOWED TO DIE

The 14-year-old girl called Valentina Maureira from Chile posted online a video where she ask her president to allow her to die(euthanasia). Valentina suffer from cystic fibrosis, an genetic disorder whithout cure that attacks the organs.

President Michele Bachelet visit the girl, but her spokesman said Valentina's wish couldn't be granted but the government will pay an psychiatric treatment.

Fredy, the father from Valentina said: "This is so tough, but I have to respect her decision because she's the one who's suffering this illness".




granted: concedir
tough: dur