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Euthanasia, or mercy killing, is widely discussed and debated, but more with emotion than reason.

And doctors more than anyone are prone to think emotionally rather than rationally about it — because they are so intimately involved and it does make the doctor think of his own role in dealing with sickness and death.

When euthanasia is discussed it is assumed that the person carrying out the act will be the attending doctor. But is that fair?

If society decides that euthanasia is what it wants, who will be the executioner?

Most doctors would rebel about accepting that role, even if they approve of mercy killing in principle.

The doctor is trained and spends his whole life in trying to save lives and ease pain.

Doctors are not happy with death.

Unless the doctor develops a mature personality and a clear concept of his own fallibility and mortality, he may deny and reject death, both for himself and his patients.

Death becomes the enemy to be avoided at all costs. But it is the ultimate fate of us all.

It needs considerable maturity for any of us to accept death.

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