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Should euthanasia be legalized?
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Selected claim, supporting its parent
Euthanasia is less stigmatizing than other methods of ending one's life.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Suicide carries with it a
stigma
, which can indirectly hurt a person's family.
Pro claim 2
Because euthanasia would need to be legalized by elected lawmakers, it would likely have the blessing of society.
Con claim 1
Willingly ending one's life will always be stigmatized, regardless of the method, given the intense social controversy around such acts.