Nevertheless, there is a slippery slope with euthanasia. Like any law, it can be abused. In the Netherlands, the Euthanasia ruling is so vague that the rule is often bent and abused. Multiple patients without terminal illnesses have even been euthanized due to this vague law. However with a careful process, euthanasia can be properly carried out for its intended purpose, to administer a painless death to only terminally ill patients in constant pain. For example, in Oregon the process of euthanasia is very involved, to make sure that the patient truly wants to be euthanized. In Oregon, a patient can only be euthanized after giving his express consent multiple times. The patient must communicate clearly to the doctor of their request to be euthanized. The patient also must be at least 18 years old. A patient can only be euthanized if he suffers from a terminal illness that will
Nevertheless, there is a slippery slope with euthanasia. Like any law, it can be abused. In the Netherlands, the Euthanasia ruling is so vague that the rule is often bent and abused. Multiple patients without terminal illnesses have even been euthanized due to this vague law. However with a careful process, euthanasia can be properly carried out for its intended purpose, to administer a painless death to only terminally ill patients in constant pain. For example, in Oregon the process of euthanasia is very involved, to make sure that the patient truly wants to be euthanized. In Oregon, a patient can only be euthanized after giving his express consent multiple times. The patient must communicate clearly to the doctor of their request to be euthanized. The patient also must be at least 18 years old. A patient can only be euthanized if he suffers from a terminal illness that will