I support euthanasia but oppose legalization of euthanasia

Vincenzo 2022-04-20 09:02:14

Because the premise of any legal euthanasia must be "a doctor who reviewed and participated, without murderous intent".

Many people mistakenly believe that the difficulty of obtaining legal status for euthanasia is a religious reason, but the real reason is a deep legal reason: as an individual, you Jack (the protagonist of the film) can prove that you are a doctor of integrity, and we can also believe that you are a doctor of integrity, but, Once euthanasia is legalized, it means that those who have no moral bottom line but are qualified to practice medicine can also participate. How to stop this kind of person from getting involved? The answer is: impossible to stop. Simple example: The rich man Zhang San is terminally ill, but does not want to die. If his wife wants to get a quick inheritance, can he buy a dishonest doctor to practice euthanasia? Euthanasia was born, and will be born.

Films involving the topic of euthanasia generally express religious people's opposition to euthanasia, which gradually forms a general public misunderstanding: euthanasia is difficult to legalize because of the religious background of Western countries.

Judging from the fact that most countries no longer regard abortion and homosexuality as illegal, religious reasons are not the first and must be considered by Western legislators. Whether it can withstand scrutiny in legal terms is the real concern of professional legislators, and this is the real reason why euthanasia is difficult to legalize.

As for why such films will show the opposition of religious people, because the large-scale opposition of religious people is indeed a real voice, as a serious work, it is impossible and should not deliberately erase an important voice. Just like if a large number of spectators think that Athlete A has fouled, so B is the champion, and the referee watches the slow-motion replay and finds that A has not fouled, but B did cross the finish line before A, thus awarding the championship to B. The outcome of the event is consistent with popular opinion, but it does not mean the same reason.

Supplement - same misunderstanding as euthanasia: the common belief that many countries do not have the death penalty is also for religious reasons. In fact, it is also a legal reason: at present, it is impossible for the human judicial system to be 100% free from unjust cases. It is only possible to minimize unjust cases and minimize the harmfulness of established unjust cases, and "minimizing the harmfulness" includes not setting the death penalty: avoid Kill by mistake.

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Extended Reading
  • Audreanne 2022-03-18 09:01:06

    The book is great. In the end, the judge's sentence was very precise.

  • Freddy 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    Grandma and I will support him.

You Don't Know Jack quotes

  • Lynn Mills: Have you no religion? Have you no God?

    Jack Kevorkian: Oh, I do, lady, I have a religion, his name is Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach. And at least my God isn't an invented one.

  • Dick Thompson: [Jack Kevorkian takes the stand, Thompson is the prosecutor] Can we all presume just for the hell of it that we are really in a courtroom, okay? That there is a judge and a jury and real witnesses?

    Jack Kevorkian: No, I will not presume. I refuse to presume.

    Dick Thompson: Can we presume that this is a real trial here?

    Jack Kevorkian: No, we can't. Because there's no law here. Am I wrong?

    Dick Thompson: You're wrong!

    Jack Kevorkian: Prove it. Cite to me one common law case of assisted suicide. One.

    Dick Thompson: I will ask the questions...

    Jack Kevorkian: Go ahead. I'm listening. We're all waiting.