Legalized euthanasia does not devalue life as it does not prescribe that patients should end their lives. Euthanasia merely gives patients more autonomy to make decisions.

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Pro: Legalizing euthanasia intends to give the patient a choice to end their life painlessly under very specific conditions. However, euthanasia is by no means the recommended outcome.

Should euthanasia be legalized?

Legalized euthanasia does not devalue life as it does not prescribe that patients should end their lives. Euthanasia merely gives patients more autonomy to make decisions.

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Legalizing euthanasia intends to give the patient a choice to end their life painlessly under very specific conditions. However, euthanasia is by no means the recommended outcome.

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Legalized euthanasia does not devalue life as it does not prescribe that patients should end their lives. Euthanasia merely gives patients more autonomy to make decisions.

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Legalizing euthanasia intends to give the patient a choice to end their life painlessly under very specific conditions. However, euthanasia is by no means the recommended outcome.