Life is a precious gift that should be cherished, preserved, and enhanced in every way possible. But when the potential for meaningful, joyful, desirable life has been exhausted and every effort made to prevent the inevitable, should we make it legally possible for the merciful to show mercy to those who request intervention to end their intolerable suffering. Euthanasia is the practice of mercifully ending a person’s life in order to release the person …showed first 75 words of 435 total…

…showed last 75 words of 435 total…people argue to legalize euthanasia, under the principle of individual liberty, they believe that individuals should have the legal right to die as they choose. The first organization to promote the legalization of euthanasia in the united sataes and Britain formed in the 1930’s.for several decades these organizations remained small and had little impact. However,in the late 1970’s the pro-euthanasia movement gained significant momentum after a highly publicized incident in the United states.