Letters

Q • In connection with the issue of euthanasia, recent studies have shown that at least 80 percent of a person’s total health costs are spent on him/her after he/she reaches the age of 80. This means that this money is being spent to prolong the life of an elderly person who normally has only a few years to live any­way. Doesn’t this fact provide a justification for euthanasia? A • What exactly is euthanasia? Euthanasia can be defined as putting a person to death either by withholding or...