Euthanasia: Right or Wrong?

             In class we had a debate on topic of Euthanasia. We looked both sides of the argument, and each group chose which side they would like to support. My group was the only group that was against euthanasia. We first attempted to use religion as our reason, but that was quickly shot down. We then used the argument that the people that are claimed to be in a “vegetative state” could still want to live. Many people argued that if they are in a vegetative state they do not know what is going on, and they cannot make the choice for themselves. I read and article that proves that people in vegetative states can still function and answer question.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2010/feb/10020403 

            This article brought up the research done at Cambridge College in England, and research done by other news facilities. They researched 54 patients with “disorders of consciousness” and assessed their “ability to generate willful” responses during two “established mental-imagery tasks.” Five of these patients were able to respond and prove that there brain was functioning. They also stated that most patients could measure some kind of “preserved awareness.” This proves that as we try to decide the fate of these people, some of them could still make the choice for themselves. They are aware of what is going on, and they do have brain activity.