Japan recently lifted a ban on organ donation, thus allowing patients under the age of 15 to receive or donate organs as long as consent is given. Concurrently, the new law also recognizes that patients who are "medically brain dead are legally dead." Point to ponder; Who gives these doctors the right to pull the plug??
Although brain dead, the heart still beats. Making IT alive. The body is still warm, blood still flowing through the veins. Miracles do happen. People slip into coma for years, only to wake up later. Well and alive. So, when do we decide to end one's life? How long do we wait? There's no exactly a black and white stating all these quantifications. Besides, different countries have different practices making it more difficult to gauge.
Am I for or against euthanasia? I really don't know. Years back, in Sociology class, I would have been strongly for because for me, once the brain is dead, it is gone. At least that is what I thought. There's really no point having it around. You only pile up the bills and waste effort. But, if that should happen to my loved one one day. Would I decide to end his/her life? No. I believe in miracles. And I will hope. If it happens to someone you love. Would you pull the plug?
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