I recently read an article about SANAD, an NGO in Lebanon that provides home care for the terminally ill and their families during their final days. This service allows individuals to spend their last moments in the privacy of their home rather than in the sterile environment of a hospital, connected to numerous tubes.
This compassionate approach resonates with me deeply. It underscores the dignity of private, respectful care during such dark times. Inspired by this, I’d like to expand the discussion to include the right to euthanasia. Setting religious views aside and differentiating from suicide, I advocate for the right to end one’s life under circumstances of terminal illness.
This is a matter of bodily autonomy. No law or government should have authority over how I manage my body, especially when faced with terminal illness. I believe in the right to prevent the mental and physical degradation that comes with such illnesses and to alleviate the emotional and financial strain on loved ones who must stand by helplessly.
I have personally witnessed the devastating decline of health in people close to me. The mother of my best friend, who considered me like a son, succumbed to cancer after spending her final days under heavy morphine, her bodily functions ceasing one by one. Another friend’s father endured a losing battle with a stage 4 brain tumor, suffering seizures and hallucinations while his family could only watch his decline. These experiences have profoundly impacted me and reinforced my belief in the right to choose a peaceful and dignified end.
Doctors routinely engage in what is essentially passive euthanasia through aggressive pain management. If a doctor can legally administer such care, why shouldn’t individuals have the right to actively choose their moment of departure on their own terms?
Additionally, I hope that by the time I reach the end of my life, cremation becomes an option where I live. The thought of returning to the earth in a manner that doesn’t involve decomposition in a grave appeal to me.
I have reached the article mentioned above through this blog
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