M. IRFAN MULYANA (A1B214082)

eutanasia in indonesia

Eutanasia is a term from greece whiches means death, this term usually used for practices in medicine, it is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering according to wikipedia “There are different euthanasia laws in each country. The British House of Lords Select Committee on Medical Ethics defines euthanasia as "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering". In the Netherlands and Flanders, euthanasia is understood as "termination of life by a doctor at the request of a patient". In some countries there is a divisive public controversy over the moral, ethical, and legal issues of euthanasia. Those who are against euthanasia may argue for the sanctity of life, while proponents of euthanasia rights emphasize alleviating suffering, and preserving bodily integrity, self-determination, and personal autonomy. Jurisdictions where euthanasia is legal include the Netherlands, Canada, Colombia, Belgium, and Luxembourg

How if it is happend in our country?, according to asianews There is woman, who suffered a permanent stroke and is on a life-support machine, was reacting to external stimuli, this according to the physicians treating her. Her husband claims instead that she has slipped into a coma. Her husband Hasan asked that his wife be euthanised because he cannot afford the medical costs which are now running at about one million rupiahs (about US$ 100) per day. "I already owe 60 million rupiahs (US$ 6,000)," Hasan said. "If the government can no longer guarantee her right to live, then it is better to reduce her suffering," he added, and in my opinian i totally disegree with eutanasia in indonesia because as you can see there is no humanity  if eutanasia exist in our country

In my opinion it's not moral to kill a person even if they are terminally ill because this person need a chance to live along and see his life, but there are people that disagree. Some opinion said “Terminally ill patients, or those in a permanent vegetative state, can take up valuable hospital beds for those who do want to get better. If they do not want to live, then they should not be allowed to take the beds and care of those that do.” Just because beds in hospitals are needed by others is no reason to allow a person to die! Some can be cared for at home, or in special hospices. If we stopped caring for the terminally ill at all where would we draw the line? Is treating the elderly also a waste of resources because they are nearing the end of their lives anyway? I think that to describe palliative care as a "huge and ultimately wasteful drain on medical resources"  I’m not sure that families of the terminally ill would agree with that. Thats why i disagree with that.

Patients are vulnerable and fearful about the potential pain and deterioration ahead. Their judgement may be impaired. Once their symptoms are relieved and holistic hospice care takes over, they come to value whatever life is left to them. As we know, patients who has pain and suffering cannot think clearly they only choose how to stop the pain and if we give eutanasia as a option it is a big mistake because its means we gave blade to person who in underpressur , and Voluntary euthanasia gives power which can be too easily abused. Doctors need the law to restrain the temptation to speed up dying for the terminally ill patients, and in my opinion it can be make doctors not working well as a doctor and eutanasia can be abused if it is became option in our country and still i disagree about that.

Human beings have not the right to decide when and how to die. If every human beings have the right to decide when and how to die it means that every single person have the right to suicide, it is cruel, at least i totally disagree with it, with all perspectives in our country including religion, custom, norm, etc whiches mainly contradictive with eutanasia, let the doctors work hard and choose the best medicine and decision without euthanasia option, its made our doctor in our country more increase their quality without easy to give up and doing eutanasia

Referencess: ( http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Euthanasia-The-government-should-instead-provide-medical-treatment-to-the-poor,-the-Church-says-1629.html )