Introduction
The issue of whether people have a duty to die has become burning nowadays. There exists no doubt that no one wants to die; however, what can be said about the person who is going to die anyway, and for whom it will only require a lot of efforts and finances to support his/her life and weaken pains during the days to be left? In the following paper, this burning issue is going to be examined on the basis of the two contradictory opinions: of those who support duty to die and of those who reject it. Overall, the evaluating of facts suggests the idea that the gift of life is very precious, and it is beyond people’s competency to decide how to use it even when it is related to a certain measure of difficulties for the one who is going to die, and those around him/her.
The position of those who support the duty to die
With regards to the position of those who support the duty to die, it should be stated that their main arguments are surrounded around the idea of lessening the suffering of the person who is going to die along with those who are around this person during his/her final days. These people strive to prove that those who are about to die may be a burden to their close ones. This is of course the truth; no one will argue with that. However, what if the acknowledgment of the fact that someone is guilty in the death of one’s loved person will appear to be a greater burden? This is just one of the arguments by those who oppose the duty to die. Below, a few more facts will be addressed.
The position of those who oppose the duty to die
Speaking about the position of those who oppose the duty to die, it is evident that their arguments are also very logical and more than appealing. In particular, the main thing is that it is very hard for the close people to allow the death of their loved one. In addition, the legal issues are also important here as the person who is going to die may not be in conscience to make the decision as to his/her duty to die; so, the other person is to make this decision which appears to be illegal. More than that, life is a sacred gift from above, and humans have no right to be in command of it deciding when this or that individual will die.
The evaluation of the facts provided by the two parties in the argument
In conclusion, it is evident that the positions by the both sides of the argument are well-grounded and supported by numerous weighty facts. However, it seems that those who reject the duty to die as a violation of life’s sacredness appear to be right in this heated debate. There exist many facts that life is given to a human from above, and, therefore, the control over it cannot be exercised by human beings. What is more important, the duty to die is connected to a number of moral issues such as putting a person to death by the will of his or her loved ones, and their acknowledgment that they had to do this for their loved person. This can become a greater burden for them than caring about the needs of their loved one who is at one’s death bed.