It's an Option

"Euthanasia is an extremely complicated subject associated with important values in society and medical ethics which requires in-depth social debates. Due to a lack of consensus in society, we do not intend to propose anything changing the current state," said a spokeswoman from the Food and Health Bureau.

I just can’t seem to grasp how extremely complicated a subject euthanasia is.

The value of a life is determined by the one who lives it, not the society, and certainly not medical personnel. The only debate over euthanasia should be among a patient’s family members, but in the end, the only consensus that's needed on the matter is between the patient’s left and right brains.

In the age where medical mishaps accounts for as many unnecessary patient deaths as we hear about everyday, plus the cases authorities manage to keep under wraps, it's all too ironic that the one person who has every natural right to decide on the fate of a life needs government legislations to allow him to exercise that right.

Sick pets are put to sleep every day because it's inhumane to keep them suffering knowing that there’s no chance for recovery. Just as often, anti-abortion voices are broadcasted on mass media with the message that nobody has the right to decide an unborn child’s right to live.

Ultimately, life and death are parallel truths. One exists only with the other. To truly support the right to life, we need to respect the right to death just the same.

It’s simple as that.