Euthanasia must
remain illegal because legalizing it could lead to its abuse. Being
very needy and vulnerable, terminally ill patients are easily manipulated
by family members and the medical community. (1)
The chances of something like this happening are drastically reduced
if euthanasia remains illegal. Family members are not the only ones
who could abuse euthanasia. The medical community could also abuse
it to solve problems caused by limited budget. This is what happened
in England recently when hospital administrators were facing tight
funding and very high demand for hospital beds. To deal with this
crisis, they allowed only limited care to patients whose chances
of recovery were doubtful. (2) Because it is virtually impossible
to ensure that euthanasia would not be abused, it must remain illegal.
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