Euthanasia in Today's Society Euthanasia in today's society brings about many disagreements about the rights and wrongs of euthanasia. Although death is unavoidable for human beings, suffering before death is unbearable not only for terminal patients but also for the family members and friends. Euthanasia comes from the Greek word "Thanatos" meaning death and the prefix "Eu" meaning easy or good (Russell 94). Thus, "eu- Thanatos” means easy or good death. Euthanasia is a better choice …showed first 75 words of 1634 total…

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