Directions:ForthispartyouareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:
1.有的人赞成实行安乐死
2.有的人反对安乐死合法化
3.我的看法。
范文:
Euthanasia,aquietandeasydeath,or“mercykilling”aswecallitrecentlyhasmadetheheadlinesfrequently.Manypeopleapplauditandarguethateuthanasiashouldbelegalized.
Asispointedout,topractiseeuthanasiacanbenefitboththepatientandhisfamily.Toaterminallyillpersonwhoissufferingexcruciatingpainsdayandnightorliving“likeavegetable”,tobeallowedtoendhislifepainlesslyisagoodrelease.Tohisfamilyitisalsoabigreliefconsideringthefinancialandemotionaldrainonthemthathavingtosustainhislifeentails.However,thelegalizationofeuthanasiamayalsobringwithitproblemsoursocietyhasnotpreviouslyfaced.Isithumane,forexample,thataterminallyillpatientisthuscausedtofeelguiltyforremainingalivebecausehedoesnotwanttodie?Isitwisethatapatientiskilledalivesimplybecauseofamistakenterminaldiagnosis?Andisitpossiblethateuthanasiacouldbetakenadvantageofforsomeulteriororevencriminalpurposes?
Sincethelegalizationofeuthanasiawillraiseseriousmoralandsocialissues,thedecisionoursocietymakesabouteuthanasiawillundoubtedlyhavetremendousconsequencesinsociety.