Motion: This house believes that euthanasia be legalized in this country.

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Motion: This house believes that euthanasia be legalized in this country.

Madam Chairperson,

I personally believe that by practicing euthanasia in order to end a poor quality of life is both morally and ethically unacceptable.

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Mercy killings in my opinion are inhumane as there cannot be a distinction between euthanasia and murder, especially as both are premeditated. One recent example was the Dr. Shipman case where a well-respected doctor argued that he didn’t murder some of his patients but instead only carried out euthanasia; this was quashed in court.

Legalisation of euthanasia may even cause certain individuals to murder and use euthanasia as a cover.

By ending a person’s life, albeit with good intention, people will nevertheless be ‘playing God’. This argument is significant as it contravenes many of the major ...

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