Are there any alternatives for mercy killing or euthanasia?
The main reasons for voluntary euthanasia as well as involuntary euthanasia (mercy killing) are unbearable pain and loss of proper life quality. The alternatives would then be to give life quality back as well as help people to be pain free. As a pain patient I can tell you that it is very hard to find a doctor that is willing to help you be pain free no matter what the reason behind the pain is. Pain killers are painted out as “bad”, “dangerous” and “addicting” and so on and it looks bad for a doctor to prescribe painkillers even if the patient needs them. It’s no different for patients that’s in so much pain they would rather die. If this changes, if the pain and suffering is removed then people will not look to death as an option either.
