In the dictionary definition of euthanasia it describes it as an act of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering. The actual word comes from two Greek words whose literal meaning is well death. Euthanasia has come a long way from its history, to the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, to the present day Vatican City in February 2000 and to the many different reflections on it from all different people. Euthanasia is a very controversial topic that has been addressed many different times.Euthanasia has been practiced throughout history and in many different cultures. Many people believe that one form of euthanasia was in Nazi Germany. The Nazis would make people believe that they would be suffering or they are too old to live and longer and would just be a burden so they would be forced to go into the gas chambers or be injected with chemicals. Other cultures would practice euthanasia in a more humane way by trying to help out others so they would not have to go through the pain in torture of an incurable disease. There have been many different attempts by many different associations to try to legalize it. In England in 1936 the Voluntary Euthanasia Society sponsored a bill in the House of Lords for the legalization of euthanasia. The bill was turned down, and other attempts have also failed. In 1940 the Catholic Church officially condemned the administering of euthanasia to a person with physical or mental defects or for economic or racial reasons. The Church has stated its opposition many times since then. Another proposal for the legalization of euthanasia was brought forth by the Hemlock Society. They wanted to change laws against homicide and assisted suicide to allow physicians to provide drug overdoses or lethal injections to their terminally ill patients. These organizations main arguments are the right to chose. They believe that it is the patients right if they want to continue on through...
