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I share your thoughts on active euthanasia... Amanda and I are philosophizing, as I think is healthy and humbling to attempt to understanding where or how another persons views are shaped. I agree that to "kill" is wrong, but I also firmly believe there are exceptions. Namely for one, the soldiers we are speaking about and the rights they have in war. Another for me would be the right to kill any armed intruder/ assailant intending harm to myself, my family, or other innocent lives. Though these examples do not fall under euthanasia... they may provide empathy to better understand other topics.

Would you consider "pulling the plug" on someone receiving artificial support following countless exhaustive efforts a killing?

Answer 1

I too do not morally support murder, however, active euthanasia can be considered under special circumstances. Consider the situation of a terminally ill patient, whose disease entails suffering and cannot be cured or treated. In situations such as these, one should prioritise every human’s right to die with dignity and minimal suffering. Euthanasia does amount to killing, but the context and the delicacy of the situation is far more complex than a simple act of murder.