"euthanasia"?
Euthanasia comes from a Greek word. 'Eu' means good. 'Thanotos' means death.
Euthanasia thus is a process of inducing 'good death'. A death that is swift and involved very little pain or distress, for animals suffering from an incurable or painful disease.
It stands on the belief that a long life does not always equate to a good life. And a short but meaningful and happy life far outweighs a long dreary existence of pain, suffering and lifelong medication.
Still pondering on the issue of health and life.
If you have a dog constantly plaqued with chronic skin problems, that can only be controlled by lifelong medication which offers great relief, but unfortunately gives him side effects and shortens his life, what would you choose for him?
A long and dreadfully itchy life? Or a shorter but more quality one?
If it is for yourself, what would you choose?
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2 comments:
Advanced medical directive... why it remains a controversial topic. One may argue how we can speak on behalf of a terminally ill animal, or can we ever speak for a on-the-brink-of death animal, or human, for that matter?
It boggles my mind.
kz
Go ask a cancer patient.
Would he/she want to die or continues to live with the 'troublesome' and uncomfortable treatment?
Most of them will tell you they don't want to die.
Death is just too scary for any living being who is not 'trained' to die, let alone our non-human species.
Why analyse so much on whether to end another life?
It would be better for us to close our eyes in a dark and quiet room and start imagining ourselves about to be put to sleep by the terrorists.
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