The Justification of Euthanasia

I believe that euthanasia is justifiable in our society and that it should be legalized under certain conditions.  There are many critics who oppose the idea of mercy killing for an array of reasons and I plan to refute their objections as best as I can.  Many detractors of euthanasia insinuate that it is against the natural law of god to perform euthanasia because he is our creator and we must follow the path to heaven we are given.  I do not agree with this theory for many reasons.

 First, if god chooses our path, why would he have his creations experience pain?  God, I understand, wants his followers to be content and lead a just existence.  Is it fair for god to make us suffer just to show our faith to a deity none of us have ever witnessed?  It is unreasonable to expect an individual to remain in pain for the sole reason of following a path that god has bestowed upon him or her; for at this time of suffering is when it is hardest to believe that such a god would exist and inflict such agony to his creation.  It is also irrational to believe that we should have to suffer just to satisfy our creator.

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 Many religions do not believe in the god of the catholic faith.  Atheists do not believe that a god even exists.  Whether they are right or wrong in their beliefs is not the question, but rather is it justified for atheists to perform euthanasia?  Should atheists have the legal right of


euthanasia and followers of god be excluded from this right?  This leads me to consider that following in the path of god only inhibits your true soul to act within your own set of morals and

dignity for fear of displeasing your maker.  Atheists, conversely, ...

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