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EuthanasiaEuthanasiaBy: Nefri GodoyPeriod. 5Ms. Brown
From the Geek word meaning “good death”
It came from the 5th Century B.C.-1st Century B.C.
Main believer against Euthanasia: Saint Thomas Aquinas(Catholic theologian and philosopher)
Goes against religion beliefs
Euthanasia was once legal in the Northern Territory of Australia
It’s legal in Belgium, Canada, Colombia, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, and in the Netherlands.
Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and in the US states of Washington, Oregon, Vermont and Montana.
Euthanasia: legalizedIt prevents people from suffering (prevention of cruelty and protection of human rights).
People are free to make their own decisions
Terminal illness
More cost effective
Euthanasia: IllegalReligion
Allows the act of suicide to be seen as okay
People with mental health problems are not qualified to make this decisions
Devastating effects on medical practice and research
