Why don't doctors euthanize humans?!


Question: Why don't doctors euthanize humans!?
I mean if a person has a terminal illness and is going to die anyway wouldn't it be humane to put the sick person to sleep with an injection!. So they wouldn't have to suffer!? I mean if they can do animals then why not humans!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
In some countries it is legal or in the process of becoming legal to euthanize humans!. I disagree with euthanasia for humans because this brings up a whole range of moral and ethical issues such as:
-Who has the right to decide when, how and why a person should die!? Playing God is dangerous!.
- Pain relief medication is very advanced these days!. Palliative care is preferable to murder!.
- When euthanasia is legalised, it doesn't take long before people start to abuse or misuse the power!. What's to stop a depressed person accessing euthanasia drugs instead of correct psychological and medical treatment for their condition, which they could likely recover from!?
- In any painful or terminal illnesses, their will be stages of grief!. One of these stages is often wanting to die!. Many people will move through this stage and change their minds!.!.!. euthenasia is a one way option that can't be reversed!.
- What's to stop doctors from deciding that their patient is just too old, too old/expensive/complicated/useless and just euthenasing them!.!.!. perhaps against their wishes!.
- In the Netherlands, where euthenasia has been legalised, many people are terrified of having a stroke or dementia or some other condition where they cannot speak for themselves, and having another person (maybe even family!) decide that they "don't have a good quality of life" and euthanasing them!.
- As for why animals and not humans!.!.!. I believe that the difference is that humans are created in the image of God and have a soul!. Animals do not!. Human life is sacred, and should be protected!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

if they are on life support, then the family does have a choice to pull the plug and put them to rest!. if they are in pain then they just give them pain medication!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

haha! doctor k! humans and animals arent on the same level, and im pretty sure they wont ever be or should be!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

its called pain medicine Dr!. KavorkianWww@Answer-Health@Com





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