Title: Euthanasia in Thailand and should it be legal
Authors: Kimhun S., Witsarut M.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v9i10.08
Abstract
Introduction
In today's society, most people, even authorities, are aware of freedom, which implies that everyone may do anything they want as long as they don't offend others. Most regions have transformed their regime to democracy throughout the last century in order to serve their constituents equally. People have been considering their rights, from rights to live to rights to die. There are only eight countries in the world that Euthanasia is legitimate; the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Spain, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Colombia, Germany, and Japan. And only six states in the USA; Washington, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and California. Although technological advances can remedy people’s illness, they still suffer from excruciatingly painful torture from an incurable disease; consequently, Euthanasia is probably the only way to peacefully pass them away.
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