...to force us to live?
By this I mean making euthanasia illegal. Not only do I think it should be accessible by the terminally ill and elderly, but to anyone who wants a painless, graceful death.
As the government prohibits euthanasia, or MD-assisted suicide, thus keeping us from anesthesia and the other peaceful and painless methods of death, in a way you might say the government is responsible for the suffering of those who had to resort to more violent and gruesome means. Am I right?
If euthanasia were a business, it would be a multi-billion dollar business. Sure it would be hindered by fanatics who would bomb clinics hypocritically just to get their "point" across, thereby putting bystanders in danger, but it should be legal and accessible. If the government cannot guarantee our happiness or fair treatment, it shouldn't be able to hinder our choice of death.
Oh, and that brings up another point: In a way, the government is responsible for all of those who are suffering permanent disabilities that are due to an attempted suicide gone wrong. They are responsible for any mental illnesses that have resulted from such a failure, and responsible for any mental illnesses on the part of any citizen who has lived unhappy and been unable to do anything about it. Just think, if a person knew a painless death were available, would they put up with a life they have constant calamity with, just to have their mental faculties broken and to find themselves apart from sanity? Euthanasia should be legal...... to anybody over, say, 18.